His team may have spent most of the week on the ropes, but manager Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can finish second in the Premier League this season. This week Wenger has endured one of the most difficult periods of his 17-year reign at the club. The Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship Blackburn and were then completely outclassed by Bayern Munich, going down 3-1 to the Germans in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie. Wenger’s men hauled themselves off the canvas on Saturday, though, beating Aston Villa 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium to move within just one point of fourth-placed Spurs. Pipping their bitter rivals to fourth place would be enough for most Arsenal fans after what they have been through this season, but Wenger insists his team can do even better and overtake Manchester City and Chelsea, who lie second and third, nine and two points ahead of the Gunners respectively. “I’m not sure it will only be a fight with Tottenham,” Wenger said. “I’m not sure the other places are not reachable. “Chelsea are just ahead and even Man City is not out of reach. It could be a tight fight until the end.”