Still up for the fight

ARSENE Wenger must wish championships were awarded for inner belief and mental strength because, if they were, the Arsenal manager would now be the proud owner of another Premier League title.

Sadly for the Frenchman they aren’t, but this doesn’t mean his five-year wait for more silverware won’t come to an end in May anyway. On this evidence, Arsenal’s remarkable refusal to abandon hope of beating Manchester United and Chelsea in the race for the biggest domestic prize of all continues to show no signs of stopping.

Arsenal’s fifth straight league victory was secured by Nicklas Bendtner’s fourth goal in two games and his side’s fifth in stoppage time in the last four games. Opponents are throwing everything at Arsenal, quite literally, yet Wenger’s men refuse to buckle.