'We have so many players in so many different positions now, the manager has a great choice,'.
'Nemanja has been excellent, Mikael Silvestre has been playing really well at left-back and Gabriel Heinze is back in training and looking great, so everyone is fighting for positions.
'That is what has seen us step up in recent weeks.
'You have to show something on the pitch, otherwise you will be dropped.'
He showed no sign of giddiness towards overtaking
'We are playing well at the moment,' he said. 'We just have to keep winning, that is the most important thing.
'Our confidence is high and hopefully we can keep it going for the last few games of the season.'
One of the players who has helped strengthen the team in recent weeks also reiterated this.
"We've got some big teams coming up," said Louis Saha
"It's a difficult run. But the main thing is to keep playing well. We have quality players in the side and we just need to remain confident in ourselves.
"We're playing well at the moment and I'm enjoying being part of that and trying to help the team get good results.
"So we have to concentrate on winning our games and if