Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta rejected the term bottlers before Sundays Premier League visit to Tottenham Hotspur, as the title race heats up after their lead was cut short by successive Premier League draws at Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Arsenal have won just two of their past seven league games, with second-placed Manchester City now five points behind with a game in hand.
Under Arteta, the North London club have finished as the runners-up in their last three campaigns.
