Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta: After poor start to the season next week's game against Manchester United is a 'must win'

Toffees looking for first league victory of the season...

By Adithya Ananth

Mikel Arteta, Everton (Getty Images)
Mikel Arteta reckons that the upcoming Premier League fixture against Manchester United is a "must win" for Everton.

The Toffees have had an inglorious start to the season, as only one point gained from three games played has seen the Merseyside club slump to 18th position in the standings.

Now the Spaniard hopes that the squad will regroup during the international break to come back strongly next Saturday.

"It’s a must-win for us now," Arteta told BBC Radio Merseyside.

"We can’t drop points at home and we know how important it is to get some consistency at Goodison Park.

"We’re now looking to prepare, rest some players, hope the international players get back fresh and start winning.

"To be honest, we’re not happy with the start of the season. We wanted to start bright and we wanted to start winning.

"We haven’t done it and it puts more pressure on us because we want to get our first three points."

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