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Mertesacker Urges Gunners to Beat Chelsea
Per Mertesacker has urged his Arsenal teammates to prove that they deserve to be in top four by defeating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Gunners are six points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur but have a game in hand. Full three points against Chelsea will bring them very close to the Champions League positions and Mertesacker wants his side to do just that.
The German centre-half said: “Busy weeks are coming and the most important thing is to build up confidence after the defeat against Manchester City. We showed great confiden...