DBasia.news – Arsenal shifted the position of their city rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, ranked third in the Premier League standings after a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United in Week 32 of the Premier League on Tuesday (2/4) early morning Western Indonesian Time.
Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette gave an important victory for the home side who are trying to stay in the top four to be able to return to the Champions League competition next season. At present, the Gunners have a two-point advantage over Spurs and Manchester United who are in two positions below them.
With the remaining seven matches ahead of the end of the 2018/19 season, Arsenal’s main striker, Lacazette, wants his team to maintain the hard work they have shown so far to remain in the top four.
“We must maintain the quality of the game and the hard work that we show, have high quality in terms of defense and continue to score goals. If we can do it, then we can enter the Champions League next season. In this match, we carried out the coach’s instructions to the fullest and the results were satisfactory,” Alexandre Lacazette said in an interview quoted from the official Arsenal website.
Lacazette also highlighted the positive influence that Unai Emery gave as a manager regarding his self-confidence and that of his colleagues, and felt that the entire Arsenal squad was confident that they could finish in the top four at the end of the season.