Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has warned his squad that he will not accept a failure to qualify for any European competition this season.
The Gunners have not qualified for the Champions League in the last three years.
They travel to Manchester City on Wednesday, sitting outside the European qualification places on the table.
If Arsenal were to miss out altogether, it would be the first time since the 1995/1996 season they are not involved in any continental competition.
“We haven’t been able to achieve the goals we have wanted in the last three years and there is a reason behind it.
“If we stand still that gap will become bigger and bigger. I haven’t come here to accept that.
“The fact that we’ve not been in the Champions League has put an enormous amount of pressure on the club in financial terms.
“We know our responsibility and the aims – and how much that would relax the financial position that we are in. We are trying to put a plan together to improve what we have,” Arteta told a Zoom press conference.