Arsenal boss Arteta warns of Chelsea danger

The Gunners returned to the top of the league at the weekend, beating Wolves 2-0 to leapfrog defending champions Manchester City. They are level on 74 points with second-placed Liverpool but have a superior goal difference. City are one point behind with a game in hand.

Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea were beaten by City in their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday but are unbeaten in eight league games, with four wins coming in that spell. Arteta said Saturday's win against Wolves was crucial after last week's league defeat to Aston Villa and a Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich.

"We are in a great position in the Premier League," the Spaniard told reporters on Monday. "We've been like this for nine months, nine-and-a-half months, and we want really to give it a real go and be really determined to do what is in our hands to try to lift that trophy and tomorrow we are going to have a very tough opponent in front of us."

Pochettino, speaking at his own press conference, said a late call would be made over the fitness of top-scorer Cole Palmer, who had missed training due to illness. But the Argentine said his team could win with or without their talisman. "The most important thing is the team and the collective," he said. "He is an important part of the team and is doing fantastic for us, but we are Chelsea and we have plenty of players that can perform and do the job."

Arteta said ninth-placed Chelsea would be dangerous opponents regardless of whether Palmer was fit, praising the squad and "incredible manager" Pochettino. "Whoever they put out there, when you look at the squad they have, the quality they have, it's great," he said. "I think they are doing very, very well. I think they're doing much better than