Campbell insists Gunners will stay focused as history looms

England centre-back Sol Campbell insists Arsenal will not allow the chance of making history to be lost through complacency in the wake of their Premiership title triumph.

England centre-back Sol Campbell insists Arsenal will not allow the chance of making history to be lost through complacency in the wake of their Premiership title triumph.

Although a party atmosphere is guaranteed when the Gunners host Birmingham at Highbury on Saturday, Campbell said he and his team-mates were totally focused on their next goal -- completing an unbeaten run through the season.

"It would be fantastic to go through the league season unbeaten," Campbell said Friday.

"We've just got to keep it going and keep focused. There are four games to go but there's still more to come from us."

Some relaxation is inevitable however with manager Arsene Wenger under pressure to allow Campbell time to rest and recover from a niggling groin injury that has bothered him for most of the season.

Wenger is also keen to ensure veteran defender Martin Keown and other fringe squad members get enough appearances under their belt to qualify for title winners' medals.

Jose Reyes, Kanu and Gael Clichy, who have each so far appeared in nine league games, as well as Jeremie Aliadiere, who has featured in seven matches, are relatively close to the 10-game qualifying mark.

However, Keown, 37, who may be in his final season at Highbury, must now feature in every remaining Premiership game, either from the start or as a substitute, to win his third Premiership winner's medal.

Wenger promised: "It is on my mind. Without being detrimental to the team, I will try to achieve that for the players."

Premiership ever-present Jens Lehmann missed Germany's midweek friendly in Romania with a back injury and Rami Shaaban and Graham Stack are on standby to replace him.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has admitted it will be difficult for any club to break into the 'big five' and challenge their monopoly of the Premiership.

But he has set his sights on trying to establish Blues as an outfit who will eventually spearhead the next cluster of clubs below the elite quintet.

"The Premiership is predictable now. It is very difficult for anyone to break in and match the top five in terms of wealth and the squads they have been able to assemble over the last 10 to 12 years," the former Manchester United defender said.

"What we are all looking at is Can we get into that bracket immediately below them?' and fight for a European place.

"That's the level I'm trying to get us at. We've been near the top of that section of clubs for much of the season and I'd like to cement that by getting in the players we'd like to bring in this summer."