Paul Merson is backing Arsenal to go one higher than final season and win the Premier League title this time round – if they will do one factor…
The Gunners stayed high of the pile with a 2-1 residence win over Wolves on Saturday, taking them 4 factors away from Manchester Metropolis – who beat them to the title final time period – forward of their conflict with Tottenham on Sunday afternoon.
And Merson has been speaking up his former membership’s probabilities of turning into champions of England for the primary time in 20 years.
Showing on Sky Sports activities Soccer Saturday, the ex-England midfielder emphasised the significance of Arsenal’s fixtures between now and Christmas. He stated: “5 video games [including the Wolves match] earlier than Boxing Day, 5 huge video games arising for each workforce [in the title race]…
“If Arsenal get by way of this, I believe Arsenal win the league.”
Mikel Arteta takes his Gunners aspect to Luton on Tuesday evening, earlier than a visit to Unai Emery’s rampant Aston Villa on Saturday; they then host Brighton the next Sunday, earlier than travelling to Anfield to face title rivals Liverpool on 23 December.
Arsenal led the way in which within the Premier League for many of final season, spending 248 days in high spot – essentially the most by any workforce with out ending the marketing campaign as champions.
They in the end completed 5 factors behind Pep Guardiola’s Man Metropolis – who claimed their third straight Premier League crown as a part of an historic treble.
The Gunners’ final title got here again in 2003/04, when Arsene Wenger’skayo saka Incvincibles famously went your complete league season unbeaten.
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