Mikel Arteta was back front of the media for his pre-Southampton press conference on Friday.

Speaking at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, the manager looked ahead to our Emirates FA Cup quarter-final at St. Mary's Stadium.

Here's everything he had to say on the following subjects...

on winning Manager of the Month: 
Well that means that we won a lot of games in a really important and crucial part of the season, so a good team effort. 

on if it adds any extra inspiration: 
I think that’s a reflection of what the team is doing, on the level of performances and the amount of games that we are winning, as I said, I think it’s just a reflection of that. 

on players withdrawing from international duty: 
Yeah, we have very good relationships and communications with most of the national teams, certainly with Thomas (Tuchel), we’ve been extremely supportive all the time, and when you have to communicate the state and the moment of every player, we are always very honest, and in the end it’s a medical decision that has to be made and that was clear what the conclusion was. 

on the benefits of resting key...