Arteta’s Arsenal take on the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes second-placed Chelsea “fully deserve” to be put in the conversation to win the Premier League title.

Leaders Arsenal make the short trip across the capital to Stamford Bridge on Sunday eager to finish off a busy seven-day period in perfect fashion.

After a 4-1 thumping of Tottenham was followed by a statement 3-1 success over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, Arteta has backed his team to once again meet expectations, but does not buy conjecture that Chelsea are not in the title race.

“Well, I think we are all there and they are there because they fully deserve to be,” Arteta said.

“What they have done in the last few years, I think the squad that they assembled, the n

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