Thomas Partey has told his Arsenal teammates they have to win their last four Premier League games starting with Tottenham on Sunday, to win the title, writes football.london.
The Ghanaian midfielder’s commanding performances have been pivotal, especially after dominating Chelsea’s high-profile midfield in a resounding 5-0 victory on Tuesday night. Arsenal, under Mikel Arteta’s guidance, have surged to a three-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table following their emphatic win against Chelsea.
Although Manchester City, trailing by four points with two games in hand, are still in control of their fate, they face a challenging trip to Brighton today. The Gunners are ramping up the pressure ahead of the run-in.
Arteta previously mentioned that they might need over 90 points to clinch their first league title in two decades. If Arsenal can secure four more victories, they would match City’s championship-winning total from the previous campaign – 89 points.
Partey confidently stated: “Everything depends on us. We have to continue winning our games, we have a few more games left and we have to win them all. We know it is going to be a very difficult game,” he added ahead of Spurs. “We know what to do. I think we have to test them.”
His physical prowess would be a key asset at the Tottenham Stadium. For the first time since the Community Shield, he combined with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in midfield.
Partey made the most interceptions (three) and two successful tackles, allowing Rice to push further forward and set up the opening goal.
Chelsea’s £100m midfield duo, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, simply couldn’t match Arsenal’s level as the Gunners secured their 16th clean sheet. “We did everything possible to beat them in every situation of the game,” Partey added.
The £45million signing made his fifth start of his injury-plagued season, three of which were at full-back. Arteta now has a pleasant selection headache for Sunday.
“We thought it was a really good game for Thomas to come back,” said Arteta. “He stepped up and had a great performance and was really important for the team.”
