Robin van Persie has said that Arsenal are still in the race for the Premier League title.

Manager Arsene Wenger, who said earlier this week that the club is too far adrift of first place to consider themselves title contenders, believes that the club are instead "in a good race for the top four".

However, the Dutch striker insists that the players are simply taking it one game at a time.

"It is still early – I think we have only played 17 games now – so we're not even halfway [through the season]," he told the club's official website.

"Anything can happen in this league. Our result against Man United was a surprise, our result away at Chelsea was a big surprise, and Manchester City winning 6-1 away at United too. Anything is possible.

"The way we look at it is that we challenge for every single game. I don't think Man City or Man United are thinking about [winning it now] because it is only 17 games played. You just have to look at it from game to game."

Van Persie has scored 16 goals in 17 appearances for the London club this season.