LONDON – Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can still win the Premier League title despite his side’s failure to close the gap on leaders Liverpool.
The Gunners remain eight points behind Liverpool after Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Rafa Benitez’s team at the Emirates Stadium.
It is a substantial deficit, especially considering Arsenal still have daunting trips to Anfield, Old Trafford and Villa Park to come, but Wenger is adamant Liverpool will slip up and he expects his team to take advantage.
‘We are not out of the race because the title is won in May and we are in December,’ Wenger said. ‘Mathamatically we will fight until the end. I believe Liverpool will drop many points. I am convinced of that.
‘They had four draws at home. That means they dropped eight points, why shouldn’t they drop eight more in the second half of the season?’
Wenger took heart from the way Arsenal dug in to take a point after Emmanuel Adebayor’s second-half dismissal for two bookings.
But the French coach felt Howard Webb’s decision to send off Adebayor, who had already been shown a yellow card in the first half, for barging into Alvaro Arbeloa, stopped his team taking three points.
‘Overall I believe we have shown great spirit and quality for a team down to 10 men but we are disappointed because we wanted two more points,’ he said.
‘But even with 10 men we were quite solid and I think we have improved on our defending in the last month.’
Adebayor was furious with the red card. He claimed Arbeloa was guilty of exaggerating the contact and insisted Webb should admit he made a mistake. – Nampa-AFP
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