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PIRES BACKS FORMER SIDE TO CASH IN ON INVESTMENT AND LAND GLORY

- BY CALLUM MILNE

ROBERT PIRES is confident Arsenal can sustain their Premier League title charge and finally end their two-decade drought - thanks to their summer spending spree.

The Gunners, four points clear at the top, splashed out £250million in the summer compared to less than £100m in the previous two transfer windows combined.

And club great Pires, a key member of the Invincibles squad that clinched Arsenal's last title in 2004, believes the reinforcements will ensure they don't drop off the pace after three consecutive seasons finishing second.