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In-form Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri will not be getting a Christmas card
from Manchester United after claiming they would not have beaten
Chelsea in their postponed match.
Just a week after losing to United at Old Trafford, Nasri said
the Premier League frontrunners are still well within range of
Arsenal in the title race, saying they could also struggle to
win their precious game in hand against Blackpool.
"I think the title is definitely within our reach," Nasri said
in The Sun. "For a start, United were supposed to play
against Chelsea and I couldn't see them winning that. I also think
their game in hand isn't a foregone conclusion because winning at
Blackpool is not easy. I really think we have quality and we've got
the maturity now that we were lacking before. We'll see how we cope
with all the matches over Christmas and we will get a clearer idea
after that - but I'm full of confidence."
Nasri has arguably been Arsenal's best player this season,
filling the creative void with captain Cesc Fabregas injured for long periods. He
credits his form with the fact he was overlooked for France's
doomed World Cup campaign.
"I'm just trying to give back all my coach and my team-mates
have given me. I had a proper pre-season so I can keep going and
I've been spared injuries, so that means I can keep getting better
every game. Especially after everything that went on [at the World
Cup], when you see the end result, it's a mal pour un bien
- evil for good. It meant I could take a look at myself and I got
it in my head that I had to come back even stronger and show I was
good enough for the French team."
