(FOOTBALL) Arsenal not title contenders –Wenger

Despite a 5-0 thrashing of Aston Villa on
Sunday, Arsene Wenger does not believe his
Arsenal side are Premier League title
contenders, Sky Sports reports.

Arsene Wenger believes it is too early to
consider Arsenal Premier League title
challengers after his side thrashed Aston Villa
5-0 on Sunday.

Arsenal are 11 points adrift of leaders
Chelsea, despite easing past Paul Lambert's
men to record three straight Premier League
wins for the first time this season.

Wenger had predicted that the top two –
Chelsea and Manchester City – would draw on
Saturday, yet although both teams did drop
points, he does not envisage them slipping up to
allow Arsenal into the race.

"It's too early to say that," said Wenger when
asked whether his team were now in the title
race.

"We are 11 points behind. That means they
[Chelsea and City] need to lose four games and
we need to win four.

"I believe that we should try to be consistent
and see what happens."

Arsenal will be aided in their quest to achieve
that consistency by the return of several key
men.

Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott made long-
awaited returns to the starting line-up on
Sunday and both got on the scoresheet, with
Ozil also creating Arsenal's first for Olivier
Giroud.

Nevertheless, their manager feels they have
some way to go before hitting top gear.

"I think [Ozil] still lacks a little bit of
competitive edge on the sharpness front, but
the quality of his game is exceptional and he is
getting back now," Wenger added.

"He worked very, very hard physically and he is
now ready to play again.

"I still think [Walcott] needs more sharpness
and contact [challenges from opponents].

"He is a very intelligent player, Theo's game is
about the quality of his movement, where he
gets the ball, where he can be dangerous and
when he gets in front of goal he can score."

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