Per Mertesacker has fired a warning shot to Manchester United ahead of their match on Sunday.
Arsenal lost 2-0 to Barcelona at the Emirates stadium, almost crashing their hopes of progressing in the competition.
The defender has warned that his team are keen on returning to winning ways against United.
Arsenal trail table toppers Leicester by two points, and cannot afford to lose games.
United on their part are on a rescue mission. Six points behind rivals City, United stand only a slim chance of making the top four, and every game is a must win for Van Gaal and his men.
The German told Arsenal official website:
“We will go to Manchester United and we are in a good position. - We don’t want to give that up. We have a great chance to focus back on the Premier League and forget what happened in the last 20 minutes. (against Barcelona).
“Leicester City was a good game to make us believe we are still in it. You need to have little successes on the road.
We go step by step, nothing else. We have a great chance on Sunday to do that again and show that we can compete for the title.
“It helps we beat United last year in the cup. I think that was a great experience for us and it is still in our heads sometime when you think about big games and Old Trafford. It is going to be an interesting game so let’s not forget the positives from Barcelona and go there and give our best with the same effort.”
With the game a must win for both sides, it promises to be an intriguing encounter.
United must however first overcome FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday before facing the Gunners on Sunday.
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