KINGSTON UPON HULL: Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to finish the season unbeaten and secure second place in the Premier League.
The Gunners cruised to a 3-1 win at Hull City on Monday, their 10th straight match unbeaten all but securing a top-four finish for the 18th successive season.
Chelsea were crowned champions on Sunday but Wenger said finishing second for the first time in a decade was an important target in a campaign that could yet end with holders Arsenal retaining the FA Cup in a Wembley final against Aston Villa later this month.
"For me it makes a difference," said Arsenal manager Wenger. "We want to finish as high as we can.
"That's a competitive attitude," added the veteran French boss who has been in charge of the north London giants since September 1996.
"We've secured only top four. Let's see if we can maintain the run.
"We set ourselves a target to continue to make progress as a team and this was a demonstration that we can improve and keep the quality high. We played the football we love to play for long periods in the game."
No team has collected more Premier League points than Arsenal in 2015 but inconsistency in the first half of the season proved costly for a club last crowned champions of England 11 years ago.
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