Petr Cech backs Arsenal to ‘go all the way’ in Premier League title race

Arsenal are favourites to win the Premier League title this season
Gunners beat Manchester City 2-1 on Monday to open up gap with rivals
Arsene Wenger’s side are two points behind league leaders Leicester City
Petr Cech believes Arsenal can go all the way once players are back fit
Arsenal have had to contend with a number of injuries to key players

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11:43 GMT, 23 December 2015

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12:52 GMT, 23 December 2015

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Petr Cech believes Arsenal have an advantage over their Premier League title rivals because of the number of players still to come back from injury.

The Gunners goalkeeper insists his side can ‘go all the way’ in the race to win their first championship since 2003-04.

Arsenal have had to contend with a series of injuries to key players this season but have managed to maintain their position at the top of the table.

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech believes the Gunners have what it takes to go all the way this season

Cech celebrates with Per Mertesacker after Arsenal beat Manchester City at the Emirates on Monday night

Alexis Sanchez, Mikel Arteta, Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Thomas Rosicky are all set to return in 2016 to boost Arsenal’s title challenge.

‘The squad is very strong and once we have everybody available, the manager can use every player the way he likes,’ Cech told BBC’s Football Focus.

‘That will be to our advantage and we’ll be able to go all the way.’

Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Emirates on Monday night to move four points clear of Manuel Pellegrini’s side and within two of league leaders Leicester City.

Cech, a summer signing from Chelsea, takes command of his are as he comes out to punch clear

The Gunners are now favourites ahead of City to be crowned Premier League champions but Cech admits there have been problems to overcome this season.

‘We’ve been through the season with plenty of problems,’ Cech said.

‘Everything isn’t going as smoothly as we would like it to. We can’t avoid injuries – sometimes you have more, sometimes you have less – but we showed that even with the unlucky injuries at the moment that we manage to win games.

‘I believe we will benefit from players coming back into the team, once they are fit. The season is long and anything can happen.

But if we stay where we are until March or April, then we have the chance to win the league.’