Friday 16 October 2015 14:14, UK
Arsene Wenger has challenged Arsenal to recapture the hunger which saw them blow away Manchester United when they head to Watford on Saturday.
Arsenal return to domestic action in front of the Sky Sports cameras looking to maintain momentum from their 3-0 victory over United, a match which saw them race into a 3-0 lead with just 20 minutes on the clock.
But Wenger believes that stunning performance will quickly be forgotten should the fail to build on it at Vicarage Road.
"It can increase the belief and the hunger of the team (to win convincingly)," he said. "On the other hand you have to show that you can come into every game with that focus.
"The level of champions and people who want to fight at the top is urgency, and urgency is something that keeps you alert, so we know what will be expected of us.
"We have to be conscious that it will be a different game at Watford, but the level of urgency is a big part of success and that is what we work on."
Wenger accepts such little time to regroup following the international break is not ideal, especially with the players having been on a high following the manner of their win over United.
"It was difficult, we separated on a positive vibe. After, the task is to reconnect quickly because everybody goes to their national teams and has different worries," said Wenger.
"The target now is to refocus on what we want to achieve. Watford are a very difficult team to play against, so we have to focus to get a positive result on Saturday."
Arsenal's win over United moved them to within two points of leaders Manchester City, but Wenger believes this season's title race is wide open and refused to rule out Chelsea despite the champions being 10 points off the pace.
"At the moment the top eight can mathematically compete," said Wenger. "(Realistically), I would say five or six teams can win the title."
"Chelsea have some ground to make up. Of course when you have many teams in front of you it is difficult to catch up, but they have the quality."
Wenger, though, is not about to lose any sleep over the challenges ahead for Jose Mourinho's squad if the Blues are to haul themselves back into contention.
"I don't care too much about that. My worry is about my team and what we can do," he said. "We are two points behind the league leaders and what all the other teams do is up to them. I just want to say mathematically you cannot rule anybody out at the moment."
Arsenal face Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, but Wenger insists the European tie will have no bearing on how he sets his team up against Watford.
"Not at all. For me the most important game is Watford," he said. "I would say the Premier League is the most important competition for us."
Watch Watford vs Arsenal live on Sky Sports 1 on Saturday from 17:00
