Per Mertesacker believes Arsenal are still looking for the consistency required to win their first Premier League title since 2004 but acknowledges Monday’s victory over Manchester City at the Emirates further demonstrates his side’s improvement against other sides in the title race.
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Arsenal have been installed as the mid-season favourites to win the premiership but Wenger, with all of his positivity, took a prudent approach when asked of his side’s title hopes. “At the end of the day you need one guy who gives the ball to one who scores the goal and in our team most of the time Özil is this player”, said Wenger.
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Goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud before halftime allowed Arsenal to move to within two points of surprise leader Leicester City and four clear of City ahead of the busy holiday fixture list.
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“We must improve because we are conceding too many goals”, Pellegrini, whose side have only kept two clean sheets in their last 12 Premier League games, said.
The Germany playmaker had been unable to train all week and Wenger will approach his health with care, knowing a delay in Sanchez’s recovery from a hamstring injury means the Chile forward will be missing until next month. “We haven’t proven anything yet and we haven’t been that consistent that we can talk about that”, he said.
City have lost five games this season and the last team to lose more than five games before Christmas and still win the title was Everton in 1986-87. Man City was on the top of the league table in the earlier of the season and they also started the season with 5 consecutive victory as well.
It was Arsenal’s third win on the bounce, and they showed a new found resilience as City pressed in the later stages. I just help them in return so this was another important game for us.
“I believe we will benefit from players coming back into the team, once they are fit”. But Arsenal held firm and go into the hectic Christmas period with confidence booming.
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After 10 years of promise could it finally be Arsenal’s time to realise their potential and finish first at the top of the Barclays Premier League or is it just another false dawn?
