Arsene Wenger will challenge his Arsenal team to run out at the JJB Stadium at Wigan on Sunday and pick up where they left off against AC Milan in midweek.
The Arsenal manager is keen to use the magnificent form the Gunners showed in becoming the first English side to beat AC Milan in the San Siro to resurrect a Barclays Premier League campaign which has faltered in recent weeks.
Arsenal have seen their lead whittled down to one point by Manchester United, following disappointing draws against Birmingham and West Ham, and they face a Wigan side desperate to ease their relegation worries.
Wenger said: "It will be a big test because they are playing not to go down. They are under pressure, like we are at the top. They are under pressure not to go down."
Wenger will be without Theo Walcott, who damaged a thigh in a reserve game on Thursday, and Abou Diaby has a calf problem - but his side could be boosted by the return of striker Robin van Persie, who came through the reserve match against Colorado Rapids at Arsenal's London Colney training centre unscathed.
Van Persie has played just eight matches this season, in which he scored five goals, and his return would ease the goal-scoring pressure on Emmanuel Adebayor.
Wenger, who has not delivered silverware since his side won the FA Cup in 2005, insists he is not under any extra pressure to win the title he last won in 2004 or the Champions League - in which Arsenal reached the final in 2006, only to be beaten 2-1 by Barcelona.
He said: "I don't feel under pressure to win trophies more this year than any other year. I know many people who have won trophies - and I don't rate them at all.
"What is important for me is to do things in a fair way and to try to get the best out of the team for people to enjoy. The trophy is what you can show, but what remains is not just about the trophy."
Wenger was referring to the importance of playing in the pleasing fashion with which Milan were dispatched 2-0 in midweek.
He added: "Winning can never be everything."
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