Arsene Wenger still maintains that Arsenal can still win the BPL title in the biggest title turnarounds in years.

The Gunners beat Newcastle 3-1 over the weekend, and the win has given Wenger some optimism that has been sorely lacking in the past few months.

"I still have hope because I am a bit crazy," said the Frenchman after the game. "Realistically, we will not win the league, but it doesn't matter what our chances are - we have to give everything to go as close as possible to the top teams."

"[Manchester] United still have the quality to finish it off, but they had a big disappointment in losing to Liverpool and it can be difficult to recover."

Wenger was less ‘crazy' when giving his analysis of his growing charges, likening Abou Diaby to a young Patrick Vieira.

"There is nothing better than seeing what you work on come together, when you have such a young team and how exciting it can be in the future," added The Professor. "[Diaby] has similarities with Vieira and he is still growing at the moment."

"He is only 22, but he has the same stature, the same size as Patrick. There is still a lot of room for him to get where Patrick was, but he is a good role model."

The Gunners have also received some good news on the injury front, after tests confirmed that Theo Walcott's knee injury was not as bad as initially predicted, and the England forward will be missing a fortnight of action instead of the five weeks first announced.

"You want all your players and it is unfortunate as he was coming back, but the most reassuring thing is there is no serious damage," concluded Wenger.