article_snippet: Arsene Wenger will ask Arsene Wenger team to target the 72-point barrier to be sure of winning what Louis van Gaal dubbed England’s Rat Race.
article_snippet: Arsene Wenger will ask his team to target the 72-point barrier to be sure of securing a top four finish .
article_snippet: Seventy-two points might be enough.
article_snippet: People have finished in the top four with 67 points, but if you look at this year, us have 51 points, so it will be in the 70s.
article_snippet: Arsenal finished fourth last year with 79 points, well clear of Everton in fifth with 72.
article_snippet: When Everton came fourth in 2005, Everton had 61 points ahead of Liverpool in fifth with 58.
article_snippet: In each of the past two years, however, the team finishing fifth has collected 72 points.
highlights_snippet: Arsene Wenger believes 72 points will be enough to finish in the top four .
  