"Our aim was to be first and for a while we believed we could do it.
"We kept togetherness and we have now not lost for nine games and that mental strength we have in the dressing room got us through that period.
"We are second and we want to be first.
"We don't start the season and think we want to finish above Tottenham but today we played with the only target we had. Today the aim before the game was to finish second.
"We achieved it, for a while our supporters were not going home very happy and today at least they had some satisfaction."
"I think Tomas Rosicky is an incredible football player and highly respected in our dressing room.
"It was a very sad day for me yesterday not to pick him in my squad because it was something at stake.
"We lose him, we lose Arteta, two leaders in the dressing room and I am convinced that in the bad periods they had a positive influence in the squad and we will miss them next season.
"I would like to thank them for what they have done for us and wish them well."