Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he is confident that his side will finish in the top four in the Premier League this season.
The Gunners are sixth in the table following a 2-0 defeatto defending champions Manchester City at home on Sunday.
“We are in there, of course,” the Frenchman told reporters. “We have to fight to do as well as possible until the end of the season.
“I feel we need to find in this kind of game more defensive stability. The way we gave the ball away today, it was a combination of a combination of a lack of concentration and a bit of awareness.
Arsenal have picked up 34 points from 21 matches in the league.
The biggest disappointment for Gunners fans was the way they capitulated against champions Manchester City.
Laurent Koscielny was sent off after just 10 minutes and, although Wojciech Szczesny saved Edin Dzeko’s penalty, first-half strikes from James Milner and Dzeko ensured a vital three points for City.
Downbeat Wenger admitted: “It was frustrating. We had 80 minutes to play with 10 men and we knew it would be a difficult game.
“But I felt we were a bit too timid at the start and not showing enough authority in the game.
“We let them dictate the game to us in the first 10 minutes and we were punished.
“From then on it became difficult but in the second half we had a good response.
“We had chances to come back but we didn’t take them.”
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