RVP - Arsenal still have time

Robin Van Persie has spoken of his frustration following Arsenal's poor start to the season.

Going into half-time with the lead at Blackburn on Saturday, the Gunners failed to capitalise on their early advantage, losing 4-3 to leave them fourth from bottom. They have now lost three of their opening five Premier League games

With Manchester United racing ahead at the top of the table, the Dutchman knows it's imperative Arsenal find their form soon in order to have any chance of success this season.

Speaking to the Arsenal official website, the captain said: "There is lots of time [left this season], but at some point you need to pick yourself up and prove what you are capable of," he said. "We are not doing that at the moment and are not consistent enough.

"It just frustrates me, and it is happening too often. Every time we start positively we just keep making the same mistakes and that is surprising.

"It's very important [to get back on track]. Even before the game on Saturday I said to the boys, 'today is a big, big day'. We have to get back-to-back wins, and we just cannot do that at the moment. That is our aim for the next couple of games, we have to win them after each other.

"We just need a couple of good weeks in the Premier League where we get a lot of points, and hopefully we can start next week against Bolton."