New Zealand rugby store<\/a> <\/p>\nUnai Emery insists Arsenal will continue to take it “step by step” after a convincing 2-0 win over Southampton sent the Gunners fourth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored first-half goals at Emirates Stadium and the hosts had a succession of other chances to increase their tally.<\/p>\n
With Manchester United held at home by leaders Liverpool and Chelsea playing in the Carabao Cup final, Arsenal were able to gain a foothold in the race for fourth, but boss Emery is refusing to look too far ahead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“We are thinking step by step, game by game and today we finished happy but we are preparing again for the game on Wednesday [against Bournemouth],” he said.<\/p>\n
“Today, Chelsea are not playing [in the league], they are playing in the final and we are in the position at the moment and continue with the same idea.”<\/p>\n
Asked later at a post-match news conference if he regretted the fact Arsenal did not score more to boost their goal difference, Emery said: “We created chances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Today we can win with a bigger difference than the two goals. We need to continue to play with this intensity. Keep it for 90 minutes.<\/p>\n
“Lacazette deserved to score more, Auba [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang] had two moments when he was on the pitch. But my problem is when we don’t create chances.”<\/p>\n
The impressive Alex Iwobi was withdrawn with around 15 minutes of the game remaining and appeared to be clutching his calf, but Emery assuaged fears over his fitness.<\/p>\n
“I was just speaking with him, he said only it was only a knock,” he added. “I hope he’ll be okay for Wednesday.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Shortly before Lacazette’s opener, Nathan Redmond wasted a gilt-edged chance to put Southampton ahead and Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl felt that miss shaped the game.<\/p>\n
“I think the key moment was we had the chance for the 1-0 from Reddy and at other side received the first goal,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“But, yeah, Arsenal in the first half were much better and played very simple, very good. We had problems to defend them.”<\/p>\n
Struggling Saints remain 18th in the table and a point away from safety ahead of a crucial home fixture with Fulham on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And Hasenhuttl acknowledged the importance of that clash.<\/p>\n
“Of course, it’s a very big game. We know the next weeks are tough at home against Fulham,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Yeah, we need to have a win, and I think we have to recover very well now for Wednesday’s game and do everything to win this game.”<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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