The Gunners currently enjoy a healthy eight-point lead at the top of the league table after 17 league games. Manchester City could cut it down to five if they win their game in hand against Chelsea later tonight (5 January).
Arsenal have lost just once throughout the campaign and seem virtually unstoppable. City have been billed as their fiercest competitors this season, and rightly so.
The Cityzens have won four of the last five Premier League titles. However, manager Mikel Arteta seems to have found the right formula between youth and experience that can end the Gunners’ 19-year wait for a league title.
City manager Pep Guardiola has himself admitted that Arsenal could be uncatchable and on course for 100 points this season. However, Rivaldo has warned Arsenal not to get complacent with the two Manchester teams lurking.
He told BetFair:
Manchester United are currently nine points behind them after seven games. The former Barcelona playmaker added:
Gabriel Jesus is currently out with a knee injury he picked up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Brazil. In the striker’s absence, the Gunners have picked up seven out of a possible nine points in the league so far.
Rivaldo says Arsenal fans aren’t wrong to be optimistic after strong start to season
The Gunners last won the title in the 2003-04 campaign under former manager Arsene Wenger. Since then, it has been a story of frustration.
The north London outfit were runners-up twice during that time and finished in third place on four occasions. The Gunners have come close to winning the title several times in the past 18 or so years but have fallen short each time.
However, there seems to be genuine hope around the Emirates this term, and Rivaldo thinks it is warranted. He continued, via the aforementioned source:
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