Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are now looking over their
shoulders at fifth-placed Everton after a 2-2 Premier League draw with Swansea
City.
Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud found the net in quick
succession during the second half to turn Tuesday's game at the Emirates
Stadium on its head after Wilfried Bony had given Swansea an early lead, but
Mathieu Flamini scored an own goal to pull the visitors level at the death.
The result leaves Arsenal six points adrift of league
leaders Chelsea, but it is Roberto Martinez's Everton - six points further back
with a game in hand - who are causing Wenger most concern.
"At the moment, that (the title race) is not the
biggest worry we have because we have to be realistic a little bit," he
said. "We have to look behind us and try to look in front of us.
"Everton wins (at Newcastle United on Tuesday), so
we have to focus and prepare well for the next game.
"Manchester City had a good result tonight (beating
Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford) - they're looking unstoppable.
"They are favourites because they still have two
games in hand, so them and Chelsea are the favourites now for the title.
"We do not have much room now to come back into it.
We have to do as well as we can and accept our position at the end of the
season."
Despite conceding a stoppage-time equaliser, Wenger was
pleased with his players' efforts in the wake of a 6-0 thumping at Chelsea on
Saturday.
"The result is very disappointing, but the spirit we
put in and the effort we put in was great and we have to take it on the
chin," he continued.
"Maybe we were too focused to keep the result and
our confidence level had been affected certainly by Saturday."
Swansea boss Garry Monk fumed at the timing of the final
whistle, with Jonathan de Guzman seemingly through on goal just inside the
Arsenal half, but Wenger added that he felt Thomas Vermaelen would have got
back to make a challenge.
Culled from Soccerway
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