Wenger, though, has refused to count the Blues out of the title race, and Arsenal fans will love his reasoning.
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‘It is so hard.
“I would like to think I could manage at 66”. We are in a position where you want to be after 13 games but there are 25 to go.
Neil added: “We will be regarded as one of the smaller teams in the league, but even when so-called bigger teams come to our place, they have been happy to sit behind the ball, soak up pressure and hit you on the counter attack and that sort of surprised me”.
Norwich’s performances have not been competitive as they won only one of their past eight matches across all competitions.
Norwich City will face Arsenal at Carrow Road in the Premier League on Sunday evening.
Norwich City dropped its fifth game in the last six outings last Saturday to defending champions Chelsea, 0-1, at the Stamford Bridge.
Speaking at the Pride of Sport Awards, he said: “Arsenal need to get everyone off the treatment bench and on the pitch because I think that’s definitely hurting them”.
The remainder of the attack picks itself, with Alexis Sanchez returning to form with a brace in midweek, Olivier Giroud doing well in front of goal and Mesut Ozil looking to extend his Premier League assists record.
The Gunners are fourth in the league table at the moment with 26 points from 13 matches, just two points behind leaders Leicester.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team have lost just once in the league all season and are just two points behind their north London rivals. The next worst is August 1.9 and best March 2.22.
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Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin will again be missing after being ruled out for three months with knee ligament damage, while Mikel Arteta and Theo Walcott are also sidelined.
