adminLONDON. — Arsenal can win the English Premier League soccer title this season if they can continue playing the type of game they did during Monday night’s 2-1 win over Manchester City, midfielder Mesut Ozil has said.
But Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said it was too soon to talk about his team winning the Premier League title after they beat one of their principal title race rivals, Manchester City, on Monday.
The win saw the Gunners, who are second in the table and two points behind leaders Leicester City after 17 games, open up a four-point gap with Manuel Pellegrini’s side who are third.
“We believe in ourselves. If you see the games against the big clubs, we won against them so we know our quality, if we play our game we can win the league,” Ozil told reporters after the game.
“We will give our best all the season for the title. We have had a lot of difficult games, we are happy to win against Manchester City and we take the three points.
“I’m happy to help the team. You see on the pitch that my team mates help me to play my game. I just help them in return so today was another important game for us.
“I tried to give my best and we won the game, so we take the three points and that’s the most important thing.”
With champions Chelsea seemingly out of the picture after a calamitous start, Manchester United wobbling and Liverpool also off the pace, talk of a first Premier League title since 2003-04 is rife in north London.
Wenger, however, is not getting ahead of himself.
“It’s too early to say we can win the league, but it strengthens our belief,” he told reporters. — Reuters.
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