Arsenal ‘not in title race’

Mark Lawrenson has suggested that Arsenal are not in the title race despite their win over Liverpool.

Mark Lawrenson was speaking to Paddy Power: “The title race is still just between Liverpool and Manchester City. It was a good result for Arsenal but they’re just lacking something which is a striker.

“They can’t nick a win on a bad day and that’s how you win the title. It’s not by winning 4-0 against the lesser teams, it’s when you’re not playing well but you can still win.

“City are a bit different, but they still go behind in some games – like Brentford – and manage to come back to win the game. I don’t think Arsenal have got that back.

“They get a bit panicky when they’re chasing games and they’re not particularly good at that. The top teams have this patience where they keep playing a certain way, knowing they’ll get opportunities and often, they’ll win games.”

Jorginho urges focus

Jorginho has insisted that Arsenal need to remain focused ahead of the clash against West Ham.

He said: “I think we need to focus, as I always said, game by game.

“The Liverpool game is gone now and we need to focus on West Ham and the next one after that and the next one after that.

“If we want to stay in the race, we need to focus on each game and give everything we can in every single game.”

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Moyes on ‘brilliant’ Arteta

David Moyes has also backed Mikel Arteta for the success he has had while managing Arsenal.

He said: “The manager has done a brilliant job with the team. They’ve got some really top quality players.

“They are a top team, they really are. We did a great job getting a win at the Emirates and overall we’ve had some good results against them.

“We’ll have to work hard and play well again when we play them on Sunday.”

Moyes aiming for hat-trick over Arsenal

David Moyes has insisted that he is aiming to make it three wins from three against Arsenal this season.

He said: “If you’d given me one of the wins against a team I’d have been happy.

“Two is fabulous and if we can make it three it would be fantastic.

“They are a great side and we will have to play really well.”

Arteta on Martinelli

Mikel Arteta is happy with the recent form of Gabriel Martinelli and his motivation to improve.

He said: “Yeah especially because he wants more.

“He’s not satisfied when he does well. Only good things”