• Captain says it is a ?good factor? in Premier League push
  • Arsenal ?not good enough? against Manchester United

Martin ?degaard says that Arsenal?s near misses in the Premier League over the past three seasons are on the players? minds ? but only in a way to motivate them to go all the way this time out.
The captain sought to push a line that Mikel Arteta has also mentioned ? the need to stay in the moment and blot out the external noise ? as he reflected on Sunday?s 3-2 home defeat against Manchester United. But ?degaard did admit that his club?s run of three successive runners-up finishes was a part of the picture.
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