Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta shook off the nerves ahead of Sunday's League Cup final against Manchester City, saying his team were determined to win their first silverware in six years.
Arsenal, who finished second in the Premier League in the last three seasons, have not won a major trophy since the FA Cup in 2020.
With Arsenal sitting nine points above second-placed City in the English top flight and reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the FA Cup, Arteta said their trophy drought added to their drive ahead of this weekend's showdown at Wembley, Reuters reported.
"When you have been in this position and years without a trophy, it adds more necessity but also more drive. That's something that we have, it's important for us and something we've been looking to achieve for a while," Arteta told reporters on Friday.
Arteta was an assistant coach at City when Pep Guardiola's side beat Arsenal at the League Cup final in 2018. City have won the Premier League six times since then, also lifting the FA Cup twice and the Champions League in 2022-23.
Asked if a win on Sunday can help Arsenal win more trophies down the line, Arteta said it would be a massive boost for the players.
"We want it so much," the Spaniard said.
But the 43-year-old denied being under extra pressure ahead of facing City, who have not beaten Arsenal in their last four meetings, although three of those matches ended in draws.
"Excited. Enthusiastic. Positive," Arteta said when asked about nerves.
With four trophies still up for grabs this season, Arteta played down talk of achieving a quadruple.
"No, we need to go game by game. Trophy by trophy," he said.
