Unai Emery is confident his Arsenal side can break Liverpool and Manchester City’s stranglehold at the top of the Premier League and achieve something ‘important’.
Victory over Sheffield United at at Bramall Lane on Monday night would take Arsenal up to third, despite their poor start to the season.
The manager’s decision to leave out Mesut Ozil in recent weeks has coincided with a seven-match unbeaten run, and although Emery is ‘really happy’ with his side’s progress, he believes their best is still to come.
‘We can be better in the table, we can play better each match,’ Emery said.
‘I am very happy with the club. I am really happy with the players. The last two, three, four weeks, every player — and Mesut Ozil — are working very well. We can be positive and can think we are going to do something important this year.’
Alexandre Lacazette could return after missing seven games with an ankle injury.
And while Arsenal have won only once on the road this season, Blades boss Chris Wilder is taking nothing for granted.
‘This is elite-level football and they have invested in quality,’ he said. ‘They have got some players who are quite tasty.’