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Arsenal boss Unai Emery won't prioritise competitions

Arsenal boss Unai Emery insists he won't prioritise competitions as they chase Champions League qualification.

Emery was asked about prioritising the league after victory over Manchester United.

He said, "We were positive when we were struggling in the table and we took balance in our mind when we were worse - and now after these victories we can be positive, but it won't change our idea.

"We need to continue and it will be difficult, and our style and way and thinking will be game by game. We're in two competitions now, the Premier League and also the Europa League. We are going to play the next match here against Newcastle in three weeks and that's a lot. Our focus now is Thursday. We are happy today, we are going to analyse the match and also in the table we are better, but Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham are with us.

"We are going to play some difficult matches and being consistent is very important. At the moment I think we are playing consistent in each match and today we showed everybody that. We were calm, showed passion and continued improving. We know that for example on Thursday one match can change a lot with one red card or goal, so controlling our emotions is very important. We need to keep this consistency in our mind."

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