Liberia, Feb. 21 -- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has dismissed suggestions that his team are "bottlers" as the Premier League title race intensifies ahead of Sunday's clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal's title charge has come under scrutiny after successive league draws against Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving them with just two wins in their last seven Premier League matches. The dip has allowed second-placed Manchester City to move within five points of the Gunners, with a game in hand.

However, Arteta has rejected the narrative that his side are faltering under pressure.

"It's not part of my vocabulary and I don't see it like this because I don't think anybody wants to do that as an intention," Arteta said when aske...