Defiant Fabregas calls on Gunners to keep title faith
The Gunners simply had no answer to Manchester United as the champions swept to a 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
It was the second time this season Arsene Wenger’s side have been found wanting in a clash against their direct title rivals, with Chelsea recording a comfortable 3-0 victory at the end of November.
The defeat ended a 10-match unbeaten run during which Arsenal had hauled themselves back into contention for the title.
If Chelsea beat Hull in tonight’s rearranged fixture then Arsenal will again be eight points adrift of the league leaders as they prepare to head to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The doom-mongers have already written off the Gunners chances of landing a first championship since 2004, while Russia midfielder Andrey Arshavin admits it is “getting even harder to believe” in the wake of another crushing defeat.
Fabregas, though, maintains all is not yet lost. “We have to be positive,” the Arsenal captain declared. “We have to be strong, be together more than ever and do our best until the end of the season.”
Fabregas, 21, added: “It is up to us to show what we can do.
“People watch the football and enjoy it, but we must do our talking on the pitch.”
Fabregas, though, knows Arsenal face a tough challenge.
“If you don’t believe, you don’t win things. We want to believe we are still there – I am always realistic and I am not going to lie to myself or to anyone. We know it is very difficult,” the Spain international said.
“We just have to be strong and see what happens next week.”
Fabregas added: “Chelsea is never a good game to have, even if you are eight points clear or eight points behind. They are a strong side, they have been playing together for a long time.
“We have to beat them to stay in the title race. Let’s be positive and see if we can get a result there.”
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