We must win at Spurs or it's over, says Arsenal's Szczesny

Arsene Wenger's side blew a great opportunity to close the gap on leaders Manchester United after Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt equalised from the penalty spot in the 102nd minute.

Robin van Persie had put the home side in front from the spot four minutes earlier only for Emmanuel Eboue to be penalised by referee Andre Marriner for pushing Lucas Leiva in the area. The incident led to an ugly exchange of words between Wenger and counterpart Kenny Dalglish, although the Football Association are not expected to take any disciplinary action.

However, the result means Arsenal still trail United by six points with as many games remaining and are in danger of being caught by Chelsea, who are just two points behind in third.

Arsenal have lost their last two League games against Spurs, but Szczensy feels a win at White Hart Lane will put them back in the hunt.

He said: "Of course we still believe we can win the title. We still have to play United and they also have to play ­Chelsea. They will drop points and we believe we're good enough to win every game remaining.

"Tottenham is a very good match for us to come back from a big disappintment and we owe it to the fans because they're very disappointed about what happened against Liverpool. We owe them a result at White Hart Lane.

"The draw was a huge disappointment because with a minute to go we scored what we thought was a winning goal. We're all gutted. It was a cheap penalty to give away whether it was one or not. We needed to win really badly to keep the pressure on United."

Asked whether he was worried that Chelsea could overtake them, the 20-year-old said: "We're only thinking about winning the title, not who is behind us. We go into everything to finish first. We are Arsenal, we don't want to finish second and we definitely don't want to finish third."

Szczensy insists he is ready to play in his first north London derby despite just returning after six weeks out with a dislocated finger against Barcelona.

He added: "I still feel a little uncomfortable when I'm in goal. I wear a special protection but it didn't cause me any trouble against Liverpool."