Giroud warns Chelsea, Man City

Olivier Giroud has warned Chelsea and Manchester City that Arsenal are gunning for a perfect finish to the season as they are enjoying a late Premiership title surge.

The Gunners kept up the heat on leaders Chelsea and second-placed City on Saturday evening following their hard-fought 2-1 victory at Newcastle.

Two seasons ago, Arsene Wenger’s men responded to their Champions League exit by putting together a run of eight wins and two draws in their final 10 league games and, having succumbed to Monaco last Tuesday evening, Giroud is looking for a similar surge towards the finishing line.

“It’s nice for the team because we are on a really good run, even if we were disappointed about the Champions League. We want to finish really strongly and finish in the best position by winning every single game.

“There are still eight games to play, so we need to focus on our games and step by step we’re going to see. First we need to win every single game and then after we need to see if City or Chelsea miss one of these steps.

“You never know, you have to believe in football and that’s why we want to win every single game,” he said.