Lauren’s immediate priority is to help his side to overcome Chelsea in tonight’s FA Cup quarter-final tie at Highbury – but he is keen to see them emulate their Premiership triumph.
« The Double last season meant everything to me. Not many players manage to do that in their career. That was the best thing for me in football, » said the Cameroon international.
« If we manage to win the Double again this season we will show that we are the strongest team in England. We are determined to keep on improving. »
Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, confirmed Francis Jeffers would start against Chelsea – with Bergkamp due to return at home to Roma next week.
« I could have used Dennis. But he’ll have another training session instead. He will be available for Tuesday, » he said.