Thierry Henry has fired Arsenal a warning ahead of their final few games of the Premier League season
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has warned the Gunners their ‘easier’ fixture list on paper will count for nothing in their Premier League title race with Manchester City. Mikel Arteta’s side are three points clear at the top of the table with four games to play, but Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in hand.
The Gunners have the opportunity to move six points clear with a win against Fulham tomorrow afternoon, with City not in action until Monday night against Everton.
Arsenal have to play relegation battlers West Ham United and already relegated Burnley before a trip to Crystal Palace on the final day of the season.
City, on the otherhand, have to play Brentford, Palace, Bournemouth and Aston Villa before the end of the campaign.
However, Henry warns Arsenal their fixture list means nothing if they thing they can turn up and expect games to be easy for them.
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Speaking to Betway Insider, Henry said: “Not at all. It doesn’t change anything to me. Do you think it’s going to be easy away at West Ham when they’re trying to stay up?
“We dropped points against Wolves when we were 2-0 up, and we lost to Southampton. It was supposed to be difficult for Man City at Chelsea, right? You have to respect teams, go out there and perform.
“You just have to win games – it doesn’t matter who it is against, or how it is done. This Arsenal team is very different to mine, but at the end of the day if you win the league, no Arsenal fan will complain.
“Embrace who you are and what you do. We are not a team who are going to create a lot of chances, but we find a way to win games.”
Arteta has stressed that his side have a siege mentality and will do all the can to win the Premier League title.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the game against the Cottagers, he said: “There is hunger to play, hunger to compete, hunger to win, and hunger to be closer to achieving our dream.
“We certainly have that (siege mentality). We need to face any context, and any situation to achieve our goal.
“What happened on Wednesday night was extremely disappointing. But we have enough fuel in the tank. We’re playing to win the Premier League. It’s exactly where we want it to be.
“Emotionally, we have to manage that in the right way. But I would place the emphasis more on desire and the determination that we’ve shown all season.
“Because we have only four games to play now, this is game two, and everything is at stake. It doesn’t get better than that.”
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