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Chris Doyle

Kieran Tierney sends top four message to Arsenal rivals after late Wolves win

Kieran Tierney reckons Arsenal's dramatic win over Wolves can catapult them to a top-four finish.

The Gunners secured a stunning 2-1 victory against Bruno Lage's men at the Emirates as Alexandre Lacazette forced a stoppage-time winner from a Jose Sa own goal.

The north Londoners are now a point behind rivals Manchester United, with two games in hand, as they push to finish in the top four and seal a Champions League place next season.

And Tierney reckons there is no reason why they can't achieve that feat and believes the nature of tonight's result can help propel them towards it.

Kieran Tierney sends top four message to Arsenal's rivals (Arsenal FC)

Speaking to Amazon Prime, the Scotland international said: "There are no better games in football. They are the kind of games you watch as a wee guy and to be a part of that is brilliant."

Asked if he believes Arsenal can push on for the top four, Tierney added "We need to. I don't see why not. We need to aim as high as possible. Results like this builds momentum and team mentality and that is what you want.

"It is a good night."

Arsenal were trailing for the majority of the match as Hee-Chan Hwang had Wolves in front until Nicolas Pepe equalised in the 82nd minute, before Sa's own goal haned Mikel Arteta's men the dramatic victory.

Arteta took a risk by taking Cedric Soares off for Eddie Nketiah but it paid off as the English striker set up Pepe, who played as wing-back, for his equaliser.

And Roberto Martinez has praised the Spaniard's bold move to go all out in the closing stages.

He said: "There are key moments for a manager to give your players an advantage, and bringing Pepe into that wing-back role and taking a risk of trying to get an extra body in the box has paid off.

"Obviously with the second goal, you can say that the deflection helped it in but, Arsenal earned their luck because they created that momentum."

Lee Dixon echoed those sentiments, adding: "But the substitutions changed the game and that impetus and the introduction of Pepe coming on and being a little bit more direct.

"I thought they took the game to Wolves and got spells of possession that put them under pressure a little bit and towards the end, it’s unlucky from a Wolves point of view but Arsenal won’t mind that."

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