Arsene Wenger offers West Ham 'all my support' vs Arsenal's rivals Liverpool

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Tom Doyle13 May 2017

Arsene Wenger will be a West Ham fan on Sunday as he wills on the Hammers to beat Arsenal's Premier League top four rivals Liverpool.

Arsenal moved to within a point of Liverpool after beating Stoke 4-1 on Saturday, but need either Manchester City or Jurgen Klopp's reds to slip up if they are to qualify for the Champions League for the 21st season in a row.

West Ham are in form having beated Tottenham at the London Stadium on May 5, and have conceded just two goals in their last five (unbeaten) games in the top flight since Slaven Bilic's switch to a three-man defence.

Wenger has backed the Hammers to get the result which will offer Arsenal a route back into the top four, telling Sky Sports: "We were efficient up front and defensively were compact and defended well from the front.

"It's a great win and we've got two more finals to come.

"The most difficult thing against a team like Stoke is scoring the first goal and after that we had to be efficient.

"West Ham have all my support against Liverpool. We have to do the job first and see what happens, we'll keep fighting until the end."

Arsenal defender Rob Holding joked that he was a Hammers fan for the day during their win over Spurs, telling Sky Sports: "Their fans got a bit louder after that goal, they had seven straight corners at one point but we stood up and got some goals on the counter attack.

"I didn't see Peter Crouch's goal go in but saw some people waving their hands about. It went in but we won so it doesn't matter now.

"I've enjoyed getting on the ball more and playing in a three with a bit more safety.

"I had my West Ham scarf on when they played Tottenham so I'm sure I'll have it on tomorrow."

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