Arsene Wenger insists: Gunners will take the title race down to the wire

11 February 2010 09:20
Arsene Wenger believes the Barclays Premier League title race will go to the wire after seeing his Arsenal side's ambitions boosted by the 1-0 win over Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.[LNB]The Gunners had started the day nine points adrift and seemingly no longer genuine contenders following successive defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea.[LNB]However, the deficit was narrowed to six points after Abou Diaby's header earned the three points against Liverpool, United drew 1-1 at Aston Villa and leaders Chelsea lost 2-1 at Everton.[LNB] Golden goal: Abou Diaby scores against Liverpool to keep Arsenal in the title hunt[LNB]'I believe we will fight until the last second of the season, and that's what we want to continue to do,' said Wenger.[LNB]'We believe we have a chance and you could see again that Chelsea lost, Manchester United dropped points, so it is open for everybody.'[LNB]Still on track: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger[LNB]Wenger, though, warned more hard work lay ahead and is focusing only on the immediate future.[LNB]'It can change quickly, but for us it is more important for us to focus on winning our next game than speaking about the title because we had a big shock in our last two games,' he added.[LNB]The victory may have not been a vintage performance by his young side, but it reinforced Wenger's faith following a difficult couple of weeks.[LNB]The Arsenal manager added: 'Nobody realises what it is to play Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool on the trot - physically and mentally it is very demanding, especially with two massive disappointments.[LNB]'We have shown good togetherness, good discipline and then we got that little goal which makes a massive result for us.'[LNB] Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0: Gunners banish the blues as Diaby revives title hopesWanted Fabregas quashes Barcelona talk by pledging his future to ArsenalNo Arsenal deal for Chamakh but striker admits he's on his way out of BordeauxJack's the lad: Bolton boss Coyle praises 'future England star' WilshereARSENAL FC

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