Dunne urges Villa team-mates to prolong Gunners’ misery

RICHARD DUNNE has challenged his side to re-establish their credentials as a Premier League force today in the lunch-time kick off against Arsenal.

Villa have finished sixth for the past three seasons but a lengthy injury list has left them in mid-table — five points off the top five but also just three points off the relegation zone.

Dunne believes the next few weeks will be crucial in defining which way Villa’s season will go after collecting 10 points from nine games under new manager Gerard Houllier.