Title still ours to grasp, says defiant Van Persie

ROBIN VAN PERSIE maintains Arsenal still hold the destiny of the Barclays Premier League crown in their own hands and can use the “real blow” of recent disappointments to focus fully on delivering the title.

The Gunners have endured a testing spell since their shock Carling Cup final defeat to Birmingham at Wembley, having also seen European hopes extinguished in Barcelona before crashing out of the FA Cup at Manchester United.

Although Saturday’s 2-2 draw with relegation-battlers West Brom meant they lost more ground on the leaders, mathematically Arsene Wenger’s men are still in the driving seat.