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‘Emery will be expecting top-four finish’ – Arsenal eyeing Champions League return, says Iwobi

The Gunners forward admits that progress is required at the Emirates Stadium, with the club seeking to reclaim their standing among the European elite

Unai Emery will be expecting Arsenal to secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification in 2019-20, admits Alex Iwobi.

The Gunners fell short of hitting that target again last season.

A fifth-place standing in the Premier League and defeat in the Europa League final to Chelsea means that the north London outfit are preparing for a third successive year without elite continental competition.

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Iwobi concedes that the pressure is on to break out of that slump, with Emery having been charged with the task of delivering an upturn in fortune after being appointed as successor to Arsene Wenger.