Jack Wilshere makes bold Arsenal top-four claim because of Man Utd

Mikel Arteta previews Leicester City clash

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Arsenal can finish in the Premier League top four this season because of Manchester United’s struggles, according to former Gunner Jack Wilshere. Arsenal are 10th in the table, level on points with United in seventh. The Gunners are on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions after losing their first three league games of the campaign.

Mikel Arteta’s side face a tough task away at Leicester on Saturday lunchtime.

But Wilshere, who is training with Arsenal to maintain his fitness as he searches for a new club, is confident in his old side.

He believes they can capitalise on United’s shortcomings under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season.

“I think their target has to be getting back into Europe,” Wilshere said on talkSPORT.

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“Obviously the Champions League they’d want. I think any form of Europe would be an improvement.

“I can [see them getting top four] because of United.

“I don’t think United are bad but with all the pressure on them and the stuff surrounding Ole, it’s going to be interesting to see what happens with the manager.

“But it is going to be close because West Ham are there, Leicester are there.”

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Arsenal put in one of their best performances of the season in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa last week.

But ahead of the trip to Leicester, Arteta insisted there is plenty of room for improvement.

“We go game by game and try to improve every single game,” he said at his pre-match press conference.

“Try to keep the spirit and perspective in the right place and when things are not working and the same when things are getting better.

“There is still a lot of things to improve and we know that we don’t want to be where we are still. We want to be the best and to do that there are a lot of things that have to get better.

“I think in every department we can get better. The use of the ball, the understanding of the game, how we manage situations, how we deal with moments of pressure.

“In everything, in every department, I think we have a lot of improvements to make but there are some basics that we are doing much better which helps a lot to win football matches.”

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