Arsenal are looking to recover after they were eliminated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week (PA)
Granit Xhaka insists Arsenal can still win the Premier League title despite their defeat to Aston Villa last weekend.
A 2-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium leaves Mikel Arteta’s side second in the Premier League and two points behind leaders Manchester City with six games to go.
Arsenal were then dumped out of the Champions League following a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening.
The Gunners have the chance to retake top spot in the Premier League with a win away to Wolves on Saturday, and Xhaka is adamant that his former club should not give up after their two setbacks.
‘This is part of the game,’ Xhaka said.
‘I think they went 10 or 11 games unbeaten, you lose one game it doesn’t mean you’ve lost everything already.
The defeat to Aston Villa has left Arsenal two points behind Manchester City in the Premier League (Reuters)
‘Six games left in the Premier League, still a big chance to get the Premier League and I wish them, for sure, all the best because I’m still supporting them, still in contact with the staff and players, and still watching the games.’
Asked if he feels Arsenal will win a Premier League title sooner or later, Xhaka replied: ‘I hope so, I hope so because I think the team and the staff and the football club deserve to win trophies.
‘They are very close this year as well, like they were last year, but in football the small details are the difference, and I hope that they can do it this year.’
Granit Xhaka says Bayer Leverkusen are keen to end the season unbeaten (AMA/Getty)
Meanwhile, Xhaka took a step closer to completing a treble with Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday night after his side knocked West Ham out of the Europa League, which now sets up a semi-final tie against Roma.
The 1-1 draw against West Ham has extended Bayer Leverkusen’s run to 44 games unbeaten in all competitions – a new record set by a club in Europe’s top five leagues.
And Xhaka says Leverkusen are keen to finish the season without a defeat.
‘If you’re so close you want to try it, for sure,’ Xhaka said.
‘We know to win the Europa League you have to be unbeaten so we need to keep it.
‘We won the league last Sunday but we still have the hunger to achieve something else, something more special than the championship.
‘Five games to go, Sunday in Dortmund we have to keep going, keep the belief, keep working like we’re doing at the moment and let’s see what happens at the end of the season.’
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