Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill admits their Champions League hopes are all but over after last night's 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool.
O’Neill groaned: “You would have to say now there won’t be much of a threat from us to Arsenal’s position.
“It’s no fluke that the top four are where they are and we are in a dip right now.
“We are not as strong as those four clubs. I have said it many times before and I will say it again — we still have a lot of catching up to do.
“It is still reachable as Arsenal have many tough games to come.
“But they are getting some of their injured players back and it’s going to be very, very tough.”