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Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has warned his Arsenal teammates they need to be "more clever" if they are to build on their victory over Manchester United and finish in the top four.

Xhaka was on the scoresheet in the 3-1 victory, beating David de Gea from distance for his first goal since December 2020. Nuno Tavares and Bukayo Saka were also on target, but Arsenal might have thrown away a two-goal lead were it not for Bruno Fernandes ' missed penalty after a Tavares handball.

With five games remaining, there's little margin for error for Mikel Arteta's side thanks to an earlier run of three straight defeats. The Gunners haven't kept a clean sheet since mid-March, giving up two goals in their midweek win at Chelsea before beating United, and Xhaka explained what they need to do in a big few weeks.

"We started well but it was a 50-50 game in the second half," Xhaka told BT Sport. "United were pressing and did much better, but we got the three points. The missed penalty helped us.

"It’s not the first time we score and concede straight away, we did it twice against Chelsea. So, we have to be more clever and have a strong mentality for the five minutes after we score."

Next up for Arsenal is a trip to West Ham United on May 1, with the east