Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko says that his side are aiming to push for a higher finish than the top four.

The Ukrainian, who joined the Gunners from Manchester City in the summer, believes a top four mentality holds back the team.

Zinchenko, who has won four Premier League titles at the age of 25, believes that aiming for the league title is the ambition the squad must show.

Zinchenko said to reporters after a 1-0 win over Chelsea: “I can feel that this group of people, they are special. Starting from our staff and then all the people on our training ground, our fans, we believe in ourselves, every single game. The way the fans support us is amazing.

“I think I would say that before I got used to hearing that Arsenal, it means straight away in your mind, top four, top four. I would say, I really want to kill and destroy this stereotype. We need to look further, and I think this team, this group of people, the fans, they deserve more. That's what we need to do. We need hard work in this and let's see at the end of season.

“You ask me if we can challenge Man City and stuff. Of course, they are an amazing team, but you never know what can happen in football. We need to go step by step with every single game."