Arsenal inching towards record

– Arsenal’s 1-0 Europa League win over Sporting on Thursday was their 11th in a row and left them three shy of matching their record but coach Unai Emery is reluctant to look beyond tomorrow’s trip to Crystal Palace.

Since defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea in his first two competitive games in charge, Emery has watched his side reel off nothing but victories.

“Three matches, that is a lot of matches,” Emery said. “We are only thinking of the next match.”

After Palace, Arsenal, fourth in the Premier League, host Blackpool in the League Cup and then in-form Liverpool in the league. – Reuters

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