Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby has talked up his side’s chances of winning the Premier League.

Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby says he is taking greater care with his health after an injury-ravaged season.

With the World Cup just
around the corner, France appear to be realising what Arsenal
fans have sensed for a while — Abou Diaby could use the big
stage to step out of the shadow of the great Patrick Vieira.

Top of any Arsenal fan’s agenda this season has been the club’s crippling injury list.Robin van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner, Johan Djourou, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Manuel Almunia, Cesc Fabregas, Lukasz Fabianski, Tomas Rosicky, Abou Diaby

Abou Diaby does not believe he and his Arsenal team-mates are protected by referees.

Arsenal hope to be boosted by the return of Andrey Arshavin, Denilson and Abou Diaby for the visit of Burnley.

Andrei Arshavin and Manuel Almunia are in line to return for Arsenal against Sunderland but midfielder Abou Diaby is injured.

Abou Diaby could be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering knee ligament damage against Porto on Wednesday.

When the Porto defender Bruno Alves said that Cesc Fabregas is the man his side have to stop if they are to beat Arsenal in the Champions League, he was stating the obvious.

Gunners revived their hopes of posing a challenge to the top two with a victory over a resurgent Liverpool. Arsenal played poorly in the first half and scored the only goal of the match through a Diaby header in the second half. There was nothing great