Wenger plays down Gunners title hope

Arsenal’s 2-1 win at Newcastle United moved them to within four points of Premier League leaders Chelsea, but their manager Arsene Wenger believes that another statistic is equally relevant.

Even after Chelsea complete their next match at Hull City on Sunday, Jose Mourinho’s team will still have played one match fewer than Arsenal and that is a significant factor, according to Wenger.

“Chelsea have good security at the moment. I feel they have enough of a cushion to be quite serene,” said the Frenchman.

“We have Manchester City in front of us and behind us it is tight as well. The only thing we can do is to win our games.

“I think Chelsea have too much security. I just think at the moment we are not concluding, we are in a fight. You have seen the game on Saturday – in every game, we need to turn up and fight until the last minute to get the points.

“That’s what we have to do: just go for the next game and win it. Look, the players want to do as well as they can. We know we have a fight first to be in the top four. We will go step by step, game by game.”