I have longed for this Arsenal team - Walcott

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott admits "this is the team I've been waiting to be part of", as the Gunners look to end their Premier League title drought this season.

The 26-year-old has been with the north London club since the age of 16 after making a £12 million switch from Southampton, and he marked a decade at the club last Tuesday.

And Walcott, who has an FA Cup and Community Shield winners medal to his name, says Arsenal have their sights set on claiming their first league title since 2003-04.

"This is the team I've been waiting to be part of," he admitted to Sky Sports ahead of their clash with reigning champions Chelsea on Sunday.

"It was only a point, but in the past, in games like Stoke, we would have failed to deliver, now we're not getting pushed away.

"A big club like Arsenal should be winning lot more than we have but we have to look to the present. We've won two FA Cups in the past two seasons, now we want the big one."