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​Arsenal legend Wright: Unbeaten run gave false hope

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes the Gunners received false hope during an unbeaten run earlier in the season.

There was a spell of games where Arsenal went 22 without a loss in all competitions.

However, Wright believes performances were often mediocre in that period, and now the team is struggling to compete for a top four spot.

The Arsenal legend told Radio 5 Live: "Going back to the unbeaten run, I think that gave people false hope in respect to finishing fourth.

"It was a great run but during that run, there were times in it where you thought, 'Ooh, that was a bit tricky for us, could have done better here, could have done better there.'

"But the fact is that that kind of elevated everybody's expectations a bit and I still feel top four is still out of our reach if I'm going to be totally honest.

"The Europa League is something that Arsenal should be really focusing on, for me.

"To be honest it's the only thing you can focus on because if you look at the way it has gone in the Premier League, and it looks like they've fallen away a bit, Arsenal.

"Chelsea look like they're maybe going to emerge a little bit now they've got the striker they need, Man United are really on form.

"You have to say that it's looking a little bit worrying in respect of top four.

"But I think that Europa League is what Arsenal should be focusing on.

"The manager's got a bit of pedigree in it and I think we can get some guys back [from injury] and have a blast for that."

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