'Of course I do' - Oleksandr Zinchenko makes determined Arsenal point in Man City title race battle

Former Manchester City man Oleksandr Zinchenko insists Arsenal still believe they can overhaul the Blues in the battle at the top of the Premier League.

The Gunners got back on track with a 3-1 win over Chelsea on Tuesday night having failed to win any of their previous four matches. That dip in form, which included a thumping at the Etihad, handed the title initiative to the Blues who are on a fine winning run.

Pep Guardiola's men have the destination of the championship in their hands ahead of the weekend fixtures and are clear favourites to lift the title. But Zinchenko, who left Manchester for Arsenal in the summer, said there would be no point continuing the season the Gunners didn't believe they could claim top spot come the end of May.

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“If you don’t believe, there is no point playing,” he said. “So of course I do. When I had just arrived I said the quality everyone has here is incredible, the energy as well.

“I said everything is possible in this life if we’re going to work so hard. And that’s what we’re trying to do. It was an important three points for us obviously. In terms of our reaction, we bounced back quite good after the last couple of games where we dropped a lot of points.

“The win is so important for us to be back in a routine, for the mood in the dressing room and in terms also for our league position. So, let’s keep going. Unfortunately it is not in our hands, but you never know what can happen in this league. From us, we need to be focused on our performances. That’s it. We need to keep fighting, because we worked so hard during this season.”

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