Arsenal captain Robin van Persie says breaking Alan Shearer's goals record is not the be-all-and-end-all for him.

The Dutchman has scored 34 times in 2011 and has two matches left this year to surpass the all-time Premier League record of 36 goals by Shearer in 1995.

But Van Persie stressed: "It (the scoring records) is not my main target. The main target is to win games and to help my team out and to have a good run.

"After losing to Manchester City, it is always really important to bounce back after a defeat. Great teams do bounce back and that's what we had to do at Villa on Wednesday.

"Now we have Wolves on Tuesday, then afterwards QPR both at home, so hopefully we can have a good run again."