Oxlade-Chamberlain backs Gunners to fight

Arsenal’s title hopes are all but over according to winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain but he insists they will keep fighting until the end of the season.

The Gunners were comfortably beaten at Chelsea over the weekend, to fall to fourth in the league and 12 points behind their London rivals.

With the Blues so far clear at the top, Antonio Conte’s side look out of reach, but the battle for Champions League spots remains as tight as ever.

And Oxlade-Chamberlain has vowed to keep fighting as the Gunners look to get back on track.

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“It’s slipped further out of our hands and there’s no hiding from that now,” he said. “The gap is much bigger now and it’s going to be hard. But we play for Arsenal Football Club – if we don’t go until the end, we don’t deserve to be here. We’ve got to keep doing that.

“We didn’t take our chances (against Chelsea) and made some crucial mistakes at crucial times.

“They took their chances. At the top level, against a team like Chelsea, there’s a good chance they’ll punish you if you make mistakes and they did that.”