Arsenal captain Robin van Persie has made it clear he wants to win trophies. Arsenal's shock 3-2 defeat at Swansea last weekend has badly dented their hopes of a top-four finish but leading scorer Van Persie is still optimistic.

And he is also desperate to land some elusive silverware after a barren six years.

The Dutchman told The Sun: "I am not giving up on making the Champions League places, no way at all. And hopefully by beating United we can prove that to everyone. We are also still in this season's Champions League and the FA Cup, too, so there's plenty of opportunities left for us this season.

"And do you know what?" Van Persie paused, then leaned forward. "I would trade every one of my goals this season to bring a trophy back to the Emirates."