Renée Slegers faced the media at the Sobha Realty Training Centre before travelling north to face Manchester City this weekend.

Our head coach answered questions from the press on the season so far, facing Andree Jeglertz again and learnings from our draw with Aston Villa.

Here's everything she had to say on the following subjects:

On how Renee looks at the start of the season:

Game by game. Very disappointed with the points we lost in the last two games, so we’re not happy with that. But now we look forward and every game you play for Arsenal, when you represent Arsenal, you have to go and win every game. That’s reality, so nothing really changes for us and what I think has been good about this group is how we came together, how we were honest and how we are constructive moving forward, and that’s key for me. The key in the process is if we stay in the present, stay in the here and now, look at the details, we want to do better. That’s all we can do now and I feel like we’ve had a good week with the players.

On if it’s a must-win against Man City:

Like I said, that’s the aim for every game for us, so that will be no different tomorrow. For us, every game is important and we said the same thing, our first game against a new opponent, London City Lionesses, was very important. The game against West Ham was very important because we know how hard it is to go to that ground. Every game in the league is important because every opposition creates different kinds of problems for us. And we have to deliver with consistency.

On finding the net again:

I think we've been in a very good position where we've had very high efficiency in the final third for a very long time, and the quality is, of course, still there. So it's just about finding those small margins, the small details, because scoring goals is the hardest thing in football, and that's what we've been working on very hard this week. But, of course, the belief hasn't gone. We still have the same players with a lot of quality. So we believe in ourselves and our capabilities. We also understand we need to work really hard to get the details right.

On Chloe Kelly playing against her former club:

I think Chloe has gone through a lot of things in her football career. She's now representing us and we're very proud of that. I think she'll find the right levels. I think that's special with Chloe, that she has fire inside her. When she uses it in the right way, which she's been doing, it creates so much for herself and for the team. That will be no different for her tomorrow. I'm sure she'll be happy to go there. She's, of course, very happy to represent Arsenal. But she'll be happy to see some people that she's been with for a long time as well.

On using the return to Man City in the right way:

I don't think so. Like I said, Chloe is an experienced player. She's been through so many different things. If you see how she's reacted to certain things, I think that's been on a very high level. We've played some high-pressure games with Arsenal last season. She's shown such a good side of herself with grittiness, resilience, but also composure and I’m really impressed with that.

On drawing matches in the title race:

The last two games, and every game with Arsenal, you want to go for the full points. If we don’t, then we’ll be disappointed, that’s what happened, now we can only look forward. Like I just said, we’ve had a really good training week, we’ve been open and transparent about the details that we want to work on. I’m really happy with the week and now we look forward.

On if the matches against the top teams decide the title:

Always the top teams playing against each other, they are high-stakes games because it’s about a lot of points. But what we want to do is be consistently consistent. For us, going into this season, every game is just as important because we don't want to lose points in any game against any opposition.

On managing the squad ahead of a busy period:

I'm happy that we're back into those short turnarounds and a lot of games because that's where we want to be. We're competing in five competitions and so we're happy it's coming thick and fast again. That's why we need to make really good decisions on how do we use the squad, how do we use the players and make sure that everyone is as fresh and ready as possible for all games coming up.

On whether she prefers training or games:

Both, I love training. Actually, our players love training as well. Of course, you train for the games and we the loves games, players and staff, we love playing the games. That's why you probably are a professional athlete. You love the grinding on the training pitch as well.

On if there’s a target on our back as European Champions:

I guess other teams will look at us in a different way and we'll have to be prepared for that. For us, nothing changes. We are still the same. We focus on ourselves. For us, nothing changes. We are still the same. We focus on ourselves.

On the challenge of being European champions going into a new season:

We've just started. Of course, we were so happy and delighted about the success last year in the Champions League. We've just started. Of course, we were so happy and delighted about the success last year in the Champions League.

That's what we're focusing on. Of course, what that brings you, winning the Champions League, it brings you something as in belief in what we're doing. But it also makes you understand that the work that you need to do is incredible. It's so hard and everyone needs to be invested in that. What we do now moving forward is to make sure that everyone stays sharp and invested. You have to keep on evolving as well because if you sit still then I think other teams will move past us.

On moving onto the next game after dropping points:

Well again, I think we know that the league is very competitive and in the end we're only four games into the league so we'll see how the league evolves and how teams are doing. But we can't control that and the only thing is what I just said, is what we do ourselves, and disappointed with the points we lost. But everything that's within our control we're going to fix.

On if she's faced an Andree Jeglertz’s team before: 

Yes, in Sweden when I coached Rosengård, he was the Linköping coach. We've played against each other several times, you'll have to look up the stats. But I think he's been very impressive in the work he's done in Sweden. I think especially that year I was coaching in Sweden at Rosengård, what he did with the Linköping team was impressive. If you look at the players they had and the resources they had and the football they played, it was really, really good and I've always had a good relationship with Andree. I think he's a great guy and a good coach.

On the biggest changes she's seen in football:

There's so many things because when I grew up in a little village in the Netherlands, I grew up playing with boys until I was 17 because there were no girls' teams and I remember that we played against boys' teams then. Opposition players, coaches and parents were very shocked when they saw girls on the pitch and I don't think that's there anymore, which is very, very good. Now, in many ways, you see in leadership positions, more women referees, more women coaches, both across the men's and the women's game, other supporting roles in other departments. So, yeah, there's a lot of growth I think and I'm so happy that for the young girls growing up now, there are more role models because I didn't have any when I was young.

On if there could be rule changes in football:

I think the organisations are looking at rules and developing rules constantly which is a good thing. think there are so many good ideas. It's about how can you implement new rules that are sustainable and that work well in the game.

On women’s sport being available and the rules of the game:

On women's sports being available to see and being approachable. I think that's a really good idea. I do think we should put value to it as well. I think that's the other side. If it's valuable, then you want to invest into it and then it grows with that as well. On all that, football is a beautiful game. We want it to be as beautiful as possible. There are so many people involved. It means so much to so many people, fans, so it needs to stay attractive. But I think when football is at the very, very highest level and there's so much at stake, then you're going to stretch the rules. You play within the rules, but you're going to stretch the boundaries and that's what you see happening. But I think it's very important that we keep the integrity of the game and the beauty of the game.

On the mood in the camp after Aston Villa:

Of course, the mood straight after the game had lot of frustration and disappointment. We had a day off. Everyone has been digesting it in their own way. I waited 24 hours to watch the game back, because I wanted to get the emotion settled as well and look at it more objectively. But when we came back in, what we wanted to achieve as a team was getting on the same page, being transparent and being constructive moving forward. It's always, you want to go away from the result being the performance, because that's not always the same. You always get collared by the result, especially if you come single so late in the game. That's the taste of the game. Of course, our big learnings were how we can be more ruthless and clinical. If we then can't be that on the day for some reason, how do we then defend the lead in a clinical way. Those were the big learnings. Like I said, I'm happy with how everyone came back. We were constructive and we worked really hard in the week.

On what we missed against Aston Villa and taking it forward: 

I think they are a very high-pressing team, very aggressive, many times player for player. They make it hard for every team. I think they've made it hard for every team they've played against so far in the league. I think we did have solutions, especially in the first half. In the second half, we lose a little bit of intensity and urgency, but we definitely have the players that can deal with this type of press, both playing out from the back, making good decisions, and players in front being options. That game is done now and we move forward and tomorrow is a new game.