William Saliba has set a blunt target for his team as Arsenal pursue what would be an unprecedented campaign in English football. The centre back backed his side to compete for the Quadruple this season and warned teammates that history will not remember them without silverware in the cabinet.<\/p>\n
Alongside their Premier League lead, Arsenal also sit first in the Champions League standings, have reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals and are regarded among the favourites to win the FA Cup. Completing the Quadruple has never been done in English football. Manchester United (1998\u201399) and Manchester City (2022\u201323) have each won the Treble, but Saliba admitted he is daring to dream of becoming the first team to achieve more.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course [Arsenal could win multiple trophies], because we know that in every competition we play, we know we can win it,\u201d Saliba stressed. He pointed to recent near-misses as proof of capacity rather than a barrier. \u201cWe have been close in the Premier League in the past three seasons, and last season we were in the semi-finals of the Champions League and the Carabao Cup, so we know that we can win every competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saliba has limited silverware from his time at the club so far. He was not part of that FA Cup triumph five years ago and has just two Community Shield victories to his name. Winning trophies was a major factor in his decision to sign a new contract in September.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to show that on the pitch and we have to start winning trophies now,\u201d he warned. Looking ahead to the Carabao Cup semi-final run, he added: \u201cWe are in the semifinals of the Carabao Cup so there are three games left for us, and we have to do the job in January against Chelsea. It will be a big game, a big derby, so we have to keep going. We know that we are close and we have to learn the lessons from last season.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of your career we count our trophies, and the Carabao Cup is one of them\u2014and now we are in the semi-final and of course we want to win this competition, like every competition that we play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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