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'It is where we want to be': Mikel Arteta claims Arsenal being in the Champions League would be a 'game-changer' for his ambitions at the Gunners as they seek to recover from three straight Premier League defeats

Mikel Arteta admits a return to the Champions League would shift his Arsenal revolution into another gear.

The Gunners have spent five years outside Europe's top club competition and have surrendered the initiative in the scramble to finish fourth in the Premier League with three defeats in a row and the pressure is on as they travel to Chelsea on Wednesday.

'Champions League brings the club much closer to where we want to be,' said Arteta. 'To play in the competition that has a huge history and relation to our club.