Arsenal can win the Premier League, insists Wenger
Putting defeat at the hands of Olympiakos behind
him, the veteran French manager affirmed that
leaders Manchester United were easily within
reach so early in the year
Arsene Wenger remains confident that
Arsenal can lift the Premier League, despite a
mixed start to the season.
Sunday sees the north Londoners measure up
against Manchester United, who sit top of the
table after seven games.
But Wenger pointed out that the gap separating
the two club was far from insurmountable at this
early stage in the campaign.
“If I tell you now that we are three points behind
Man United, playing Man United at home and I
don’t believe that we can win the Premier League,
what do you tell me? You will slaughter me," the
Frenchman told reporters in Friday's press
conference.
“We play in the Premier League on Sunday. We
have just won 5-2 at Leicester, so I don’t see why
we should be absolutely down. We are on the
back of three or four good results in the league."
Wenger also tried to brush off Arsenal's shock
Champions League defeat to Olympiacos in
midweek, insisting it would not have an impact on
the weekend's match.
“We had a disappointment in the Champions
League, we have to analyse it well. But I don’t see
why we should not believe we can beat Man
United," he affirmed.
“It was disappointing to lose, but overall every
competition is different, you have to go in a
different competition in a different state of mind
and we have to be inspired by what we did at
Leicester.”
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