Manuel Almunia sees no reason why Arsenal should not be confident of once again clawing themselves back into the race for the Premier League title. Arsenal may have been unable to rise to the challenge against Manchester United last weekend, as the champions ran out comfortable 3-1 winners at the Emirates Stadium, but victory at Chelsea for the second season in a row would cut the deficit on their rivals down to just three points.
The Gunners were also out-muscled by Chelsea 3-0 at home back in late November, before a 10-match unbeaten league run saw them move into contention once again, even briefly topping the table.
"We are on schedule to do good things this season, we have only a little step to get back to the top of the league," said the Arsenal keeper.
"When you think about where we were after the Chelsea game [in November], that is a great achievement.
"Sometimes it is better to come back from third or fourth to challenge than to be at the top all the time."
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