“Sometimes it is hard to rally the troops to finish fourth – you’re not actually going for any silverware – but it’s hugely important for Arsenal”.
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Consecutive draws had all but ended Arsenal’s chances of overhauling Premier League leaders Leicester City and they began the night only a point above fifth-placed Manchester United in the battle to secure Champions League football. In a season where Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and even Liverpool have shown themselves to be unworthy, the Gunners should have taken the prize by default.
The 21-year-old, who has enjoyed an impressive campaign, told the club’s website: “I feel very proud about the award”.
“We go to Sunderland (on Sunday), Sunderland fight not to go down”.
The Arsenal manager said that his side need to focus on one game at a time and have to win their upcoming games in order to keep alive their hopes of the Champions League qualification. That said, I could have never managed to achieve it without my team-mates – they all help me improve.
“You can do all the training, you can play for the under-21s to build your fitness up, but what really matters is playing for the first team and getting back on the pitch, so I’m really happy”.
Asked for a message to fans, Wenger said: “Come and support the team”.
“I personally think they are going to be in the top four but if they aren’t I don’t know what’s going to happen because people expect them to be in the top four”.
‘But there’s an element of “the season’s over” for them and the players have been unable to sustain that title challenge. The positive thing is we discovered players like Elneny and Iwobi.
While other teams played earlier in the week, Arsenal had to make do with a game just three days ahead of their weekend clash.
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Redknapp, who also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and England, was scathing in his criticism for the French manager, who has now failed to win the League for a 12th consecutive season.
