The Premier League title has reached the home stretch. So far, it is either Arsenal or Manchester City who will walk away with it come May 28th. Arsenal have nine games left to quench their Premier League title thirst, while Manchester City have ten games to defend their title.
As things stand, Arsenal are favourites to lift it; they’re 8 points clear of Manchester City (though, as noted, City have played a game less), so they just need to be better or match Man City’s results (like they did on Saturday) going forward. Is it too much to ask Arsenal to be better than Man City?
Steve Nicol doesn’t think so. He said on ESPN after the Gunners annihilated Leeds that Arsenal are on such an elite level that he only sees one game in which they will struggle in their remaining nine fixtures. Other than the Manchester City game on April 26th, Nicol feels Arsenal can comfortably win the other nine games, and that winning streak he sees starting comfortably at Anfield Stadium next weekend versus Liverpool.
“Under normal circumstances, I would say, wow, they’ve got some tough games. But you know what? Other than the City game, they’re big favourites to beat everybody, including Liverpool at Anfield, which I can’t believe I’m saying,” he told ESPN.
“Even in my day, Liverpool against Arsenal at Anfield generally was a tough old 90 minutes for Arsenal. It’s hard to see that happening. They’re in such good form and confident. And the amount of goals they’re scoring, they’re creating chances, the way they’re playing, there really doesn’t seem to be a flaw right now.”
If Arsenal can be as good as Nicol claims them to be, then Gooners are up for an entertaining two months of football, which will be crowned by a famous league title win.
Darren N
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We’ve been treating every next game as a big game, like a final, so I hope that that will put us in good stead because next up is a very big game
This is it , a huge one it doesn’t get much bigger than this, Liverpool vs Arsenal.
The legendary Henry was ask a few years back while he was in the big apple, of all the football grounds he applied his trade, which one impresses him most, without hesitation he said Anfield, I never forgot , was standing maybe five feet away.
He went on to say that place Anfield is electric, am not expecting a clean sheet in this fixture, and I will be a nervous wreck if Zinchenko starts on the left.
But there has never been a time in many moons that I have seen the gooners this hungry, there has never been a time that I can recall when we are better place to face the Reds, as much I suspect they would have prefer us to lift that big jug over the Citizens, they will do us no favors.
Even me I just feel maybe if arsenal try it can just be a draw,but who new if we could be tot away.if we can withstand Liverpool’s counter attacks ,the better.
Arsenal will win at anifield
Then with rob holding in the difence,it will be really porous
Wether in good times or bad one thing is for sure, supporting Arsenal isn’t good for the heart. COYG
Not any more.
currently, your heart is safe with Arsenal.
If we win 4/9 games , we win the “Top Four Trophee Hehehe” Was that not enough or the benchmark a few years back? Oh! just seem to forget we have Mikel the Matador, anything less than the title is not good enough!
If we win at Liverpool, we win the title.
Simple as that.
After Liverpool even if we get bitten at Etihad, that is a big if as.
Even if we get beaten at Etihad , we can win all the rest 7 matches .
Winning at Anfield will almost guarantee the title
We still have chelsea at home. These 3 games will determine our fate. Draw at Anfield and etihad and win against chelsea at home, title is ours
A true title contender has to win matches and have the potential to defeat any team home or away. it’s what mancity is, and Arsenal can only be champions if they produce similar results consistently A
We will miss Niles and Yosi…..two footed full backs who stopped Salah….,I’m sure Arteta will come with another plan to shut him down…..I expect Arsenal to win 3-1.
We will miss a guy who is not a first team pick at Southampton?He contributed precious little to the Southampton cause when he came on after 70 mins yesterday and I very much doubt if they would be interested in buying him even for a nominal fee.
Newcastle away will be just as tough as anfied imo .