The Gunners had led the way for the majority of the season but a run of four games without a win, which culminated in a 4-1 thrashing against Manchester City, has derailed their bid.
Arsenal got back on track with a convincing 3-1 win over Chelsea in midweek but are now relying on favours from elsewhere.
Trossard has proven to be a shrewd January signing by Mikel Arteta and the Belgium international is likely to feature on Sunday as the Gunners face a daunting must-win fixture against in-form Newcastle at St James’ Park.
Asked for his thought on the title race, Trossard told Sky Sports: ‘We knew [City] would come close and it’s all about us I think. Obviously, it’s not in our hands anymore but before it was just looking at ourselves.
‘If we would have won all those games, it would be a different story of course. But we gave them that a little bit to come back into the race and obviously now they are ahead of us.
‘When you are competing on the highest level they’re a top side as well, they show it every year. But I think it’s down to us to be at this level as well to make it really hard for them as well I think. Like I said, we’ll see.’
Newcastle ended the Gunners’ top four hopes in the penultimate game of last season but Arteta denied that revenge will be a motivating factor tomorrow.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, he said: ‘It is a very different game. It was a year ago with different players, a different game but we’ll have to play much better than we did last year, that’s for sure.
‘We know that it is going to be a really tough game because especially at home they’ve been really good.
‘We’ve had a few, but that was a game that we deserved to win. We didn’t at the end but they are a really good side who are well coached and have really good players and the right environment around the club right now, so they are in a good place.’
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