Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has urged his players to show more belief after a tight loss to Arsenal on Saturday.
The Villains were beaten at home courtesy of a first-half strike from Bukayo Saka.
He said: "We have to respect the fact there is a gap at the moment and we need time. It is a process before we can really take the challenge to them.
"But we have to want to grab it. I believe we can grab some of those positions above us. Collectively we have to believe as well.
"We need to see more collectively. We need to do more. We need to put in 90-minute performances for a start, to give us a better chance.
"You can't wait to go behind against these teams. There have been too many occasions now, like City for example, or Liverpool where we concede a stupid penalty, Manchester United where we wait for a reaction.
"It is almost like they (the players) are waiting for something to happen in the game or for me to get into them for that reaction to come.
"We need to be more positive and have more belief from the first whistle. That will give us a better chance to take points off teams above us."
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