QPR vs. Arsenal: Key Comments from Arsene Wenger's Pre-Match Presser

Arsenal can seal their first four-match win streak of the Premier League campaign at Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday, with manager Arsene Wenger hopeful of building on Sunday's victory against Everton.

The Gunners chief spoke to the media on Tuesday ahead of the match and was quoted by John Cross of the Daily Mirror, per Ed Malyon, conceding Arsenal are "nowhere near" a title challenge.

"Wenger admits Arsenal are 'at the moment nowhere near' to winning Premier League," Cross notes, "but says Manchester City won't have given up, having won it coming from behind last year."

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Coming into the latter stages of the campaign, Wenger went on to highlight the need for consistency and affirmed his side is still looking to chase down second-place Manchester City, per the official Arsenal Twitter account:

Arsenal are in a buoyant mood after recently climbing back into the top three, a move that has coincided with Germany international Per Mertesacker being dropped from the starting lineup.

However, Wenger was eager to praise the response of his centre-back after seeing January signing Gabriel Paulista take his spot in the starting XI, according to Cross. "Everyone goes through periods of poorer form, but he understands we are all here to serve the club," Wenger said.

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Gabriel made his first Premier League start for the north Londoners in Sunday's 2-0 win over Everton. Wenger confirmed that following his arrival from Villarreal, the plan is for the centre-back to become a member of the starting setup, noting that his English needs improvement:

The French tactician will also have midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin available for the Wednesday clash, but Wenger did acknowledge the QPR game will come too soon for Jack Wilshere:

Wenger elaborated that if Coquelin is to feature, he'll require a protective mask after breaking his nose against the Toffees:

One player who looks highly unlikely to play for the rest of the season is Krystian Bielik, the Polish teenager currently creating waves of excitement at the Emirates following his January acquisition.

The former Legia Warsaw prodigy was expected to play some first-team role for the club this season, but Wenger strongly suggested his first-team debut won't come until next term at the earliest:

The Hoops will host Arsenal in a bid to claim what would be just a second win in their last 10 Premier League matches, losing six and drawing two of their previous nine.

However, Wenger isn't taking the QPR threat lightly and is wary of the danger a team can pose when faced with the possibility of relegation:

The Arsenal manager still has a raft of injured stars restricting his squad selection, but even a weakened Gunners lineup should be able to overcome Chris Ramsey's side in its current vein of form.

Arsenal have won just one of their six Premier League trips to Loftus Road, per Statto.com, but the north Londoners can make it two victories in a row on their travels to the west London underdogs on Wednesday.