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EPL: Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud send Arsenal up to fifth

Arsenal must now win their three remaining games and hope City or third-place Liverpool drop points if they are to secure a 20th successive season of Champions League football

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Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez after scoring a goal on Wednesday
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Arsenal must avoid complacency and carry the intensity they showed in Wednesday's win over Southampton into their three remaining games to achieve a top four finish in the Premier League, manager Arsene Wenger has said.

Arsenal's 2-0 win at Southampton lifted them up to fifth place, three points behind fourth-placed City. While their final league position is dependent on the results of their rivals, Wenger said that his team must take it game by game.

"I don't know more than you," Wenger told reporters after the game.

"But I believe that, for us, it's important to maintain the focus and intensity in every single game. We'll need another strong performance at Stoke. We came to a difficult ground today and we go to another on Saturday.

"We know we can only win our games... So let's just continue."

Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had picked up a hamstring injury but Wenger said that the injury was not serious.

"It's difficult to assess now after the game," Wenger said. "He is walking properly. It was tight, but it was not a knife."

"I didn't see any incident where he had to stop in a sprint. It was more fatigue.

"It's a hamstring problem, but we don't know how bad it is."

Arsenal travel to Stoke City on Saturday and could move four points clear of fellow top four contenders Manchester United, who face second-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Alexis Sanchez scored his 20th goal of the Premier League campaign as Arsenal won 2-0 at Southampton on Wednesday to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive.

Sanchez opened the scoring on the hour at St Mary's before substitute Olivier Giroud made the game safe with a header seven minutes from time.

Victory took Arsene Wenger's side above Manchester United into fifth place in the table and left them three points below Manchester City, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualifying berth.

Arsenal must now win their three remaining games and hope City or third-place Liverpool drop points if they are to secure a 20th successive season of Champions League football.

 

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