Arsenal vs Chelsea: Katie McCabe envious of her rival’s titles

Katie McCabe says Arsenal are jealous of Chelsea’s sustained success in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and it “hurts” to see them lift the trophy.

“It still hurts (to see Chelsea win the title),” McCabe said. “You want it to be you. You play a team sport to lift trophies with your teammates.

“Of course you’re envious of their success. What we can do is focus on ourselves and put one foot in front of the other. Hopefully by the end of the season that will be the case for us .”

Arsenal face their London rivals at the Emirates on Saturday after losing 5-2 to Bayern Munich in the UWCL on Wednesday.

The north London side are back in the Champions League this season after failing to qualify in the 2023-24 season.

McCabe said Arsenal “enjoy” competing in all competitions and have the depth to tackle a busy schedule.

“You want to play a lot of games,” she said. “Of course, five games in 15 days is a lot, but that’s also the beauty of playing in a great team, the strength in depth that we have.

“If the manager has to change, we know anyone can come in and do a good job. It’s a challenge we embrace and relish rather than shy away from.”

Chelsea, who are under new management, sit second in the WSL table after playing one game less due to a match postponement. Arsenal are sixth with five points from three games.

Arsenal will emulate their performance in the 4-1 win over last season’s reigning champions.

“We look at those moments as positive, embrace them and really instill that winning mentality into the team,” McCabe said.

“We already did it last year, so it’s not new for us. It’s about controlling ourselves, controlling our game plan and what we want to do in the game and implementing it .And of course go in with the right attitude.”