Arsenal 'need to believe' WSL title is still in reach

The Gunners return from the international break sitting third in the WSL, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea with eight games to play.

"We need to believe that, and I do," Slegers said on her side's title chances. "All we can do is: we're in the position we're in at the moment. We have a very exciting block, full of opportunities ahead of us, and we're going to try and take those opportunities, and that's within our control.

"Everything that the others do, we can't control. But we're going to try what we can do in these games."

Here are more key lines from Slegers before Sunday's game against West Ham (kick-off 17:30 GMT)

Beth Mead has returned to training and it in contention, but Lotte Wubben-Moy remains sidelined.

On being named WSL manager of the month for the second time: "nything we win is shared between people that are working here, so both players and staff, because I think you can't do anything by yourself."

She was full of praise for Mariona Caldentey, who won the WSL player of the month award for February: "There are so many things to say about Mariona, because she does so many things so well. Technically and tactically - her intelligence is really high level. Her work ethic is unbelievable."

On pushing for the Champions League, FA Cup and the WSL: "It's very exciting. This is where we want to be."