Wenger insists Arsenal can still win the double

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Manager Arsene Wenger insists his Arsenal side can still win a Premier League and Champions League double.

Arsenal have won two of their last 11 games, are six points off the league lead and face Liverpool in a last-eight Champions League tie on Tuesday.

But Wenger said: "I still believe we can finish as champions in the league but we need to win at United on Sunday.

"I also believe we can win the Champions League. I wouldn't be here if I didn't think that."

With the score locked at 1-1 after the first leg of the quarter-finals, Wenger has called on his side to show the same strength of character at Anfield that the Gunners displayed when they beat AC Milan 2-0 away in the previous round after drawing 0-0 at home.

"We need a similar spirit to the one we showed at the San Siro," confirmed the Frenchman.

"I believe we have to go into the game with the same positive attitude.

"I believe we can win anywhere in the world. We are not going to play the game to go to penalties, we will play it to win.

"There will be more urgency in this game and less observation. My wish is not to be patient. I want to score early goals."

Wenger has also discounted fears that influential midfielder Cesc Fabregas is suffering from fatigue after playing 41 games this season.

He stated: "I still think Cesc has enough in the tank, even if he has played a lot of games."

Wenger added he hoped Liverpool would endure the same fate his side suffered at the hands of Chelsea in another all English quarter-final in 2004.

"We drew at Chelsea 1-1 and then lost at home to a last-minute goal, so we can take an example from that," he said.

if they did win at Utd, it'd be just about feasible - 3pts behind Utd (& probably Chelsea) with those 2 to play each other.

after the Utd game they've got an easy run-in.

Still, it would take a very surprising set of results - and, obviously winning at Utd is no easy task.

More chance of the CL than the league. Even if they win all their games (which given their form looks beyond them) we could still win 3 out of 5 and finish ahead. Then there's Chelsea closer by anyway.

Can't tell with Wenger sometimes whether he's completely delusional or he actually thinks being overly optomistic is what he's players need to hear.

So 0 or 1. Still a decent chance of the CL but next to no chance of the league.

Who is the optimist who went for 2? They had the odds being offered on SSN earlier, I think it was more than 100-1 for us to win both trophies.

Unfortunately I've gone for 0, we just seem to have run out of steam and form and I don't think we have enough to win the CL at the moment. I would love to be wrong though!

Sheffield gunner wrote:Who is the optimist who went for 2? They had the odds being offered on SSN earlier, I think it was more than 100-1 for us to win both trophies.

Unfortunately I've gone for 0, we just seem to have run out of steam and form and I don't think we have enough to win the CL at the moment. I would love to be wrong though!

Is their an option for 4 trophies?

because Arsenal never really lost 4-1 & 5-0 in the domestic cups...

Well technically, we've already won 2 trophies this season.

The Emirates cup and the Amsterdam tournament.

Its feasible, but it won't happen.

I'd agree that we have more chance of the CL, but it'd be tough.

I still don't think we have the quality required to carry it off. If we managed it, it'd be down to luck rather than fully deserving it.

Tweedle wrote: If we managed it, it'd be down to luck rather than fully deserving it.

I can't think of a team that have won the CL in the last few years without some element of luck. The closest would be Barcelona and they were lucky that Henry hadn't fluffed his lines in the final (and that they didn't have to play Liverpool on their way).

Roger Hunt wrote:

Tweedle wrote: If we managed it, it'd be down to luck rather than fully deserving it.

I can't think of a team that have won the CL in the last few years without some element of luck. The closest would be Barcelona and they were lucky that Henry hadn't fluffed his lines in the final (and that they didn't have to play Liverpool on their way).

Possibly... to do the double you have to be a truly great side. We're very talented, but a hell of a long way off 'great'. IMO, Utd will do the double.

Tweedle wrote:Its feasible, but it won't happen.

I'd agree that we have more chance of the CL, but it'd be tough.

I still don't think we have the quality required to carry it off. If we managed it, it'd be down to luck rather than fully deserving it.

a.k.a. doing a Liverpool

Tweedle wrote:Its feasible, but it won't happen.

I'd agree that we have more chance of the CL, but it'd be tough.

I still don't think we have the quality required to carry it off. If we managed it, it'd be down to luck rather than fully deserving it.

Are you really a Arsenal Fan? I mean, you're the most negative person/fan when comes to Arsenal chances in anything.

Where do you think Arsenal will come in the league next season, 6th, 7th?

Not that I am complaining btw....

@ Juande: Ironic that it takes a Spurs fan to say it...

Tweeds would be better suited to the mancs in my view.

Won't argue with the rest, but it will take a monumental effort to win the CL and if we somehow do it, of course it would be deserved.

:Wenger:

Can Arsenal still win that double? will be tough now