Arsenal ace Robin van Persie says victory over Manchester United was about "pride and honour".
The Dutchman admits this season has been full of 'what could have beens'.
"If you look back at a couple of games this year, like Sunday or against Chelsea, we didn't let these big games count because we dropped points against other teams," Van Persie said.
"It makes it very frustrating."
The Dutchman continued: "The win over United was needed, as it was about pride and honour.
"If we had lost and Manchester City won their game in hand, they could have gone over us, which would have been a disaster, basically."
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