Arsenal ‘cannot afford to rest on their laurels’

ARSENE WENGER has warned Arsenal not to risk their title chances by resting on the laurels of their 16-game unbeaten league run against Chelsea this afternoon.

Wenger was also not about to indulge in some public mind-games with Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of such a vital fixture, with Arsenal able to extend their lead over the Blues to nine points with victory.

Although Ferguson claimed that the Gunners' 25-game unbeaten league run could prove a "burden" to them over the coming weeks, Wenger was not about to lose his focus on what really mattered.