Arsenal could have left on Saturday night time regretting a missed alternative. The fact is they may really by no means have a greater probability of ending a Premier League title drought stretching again to ‘The Invincibles’ of 2004.
Mikel Arteta’s facet have emerged from the weekend with a bonus stretched to seven factors because the chasing pack aiming to place them underneath stress stumbled badly.
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Arsenal and Arteta will rightly urge warning, however the Gunners won’t ever forgive themselves if they don’t declare the crown that has proved so elusive, confronted with the domination of and the successes of .
When each circumstance is examined, this feels just like the ‘now or by no means’ season for Arteta’s Arsenal.
In the event that they fail to win the title from such a place, the regrets will run deep. Every little thing is in place for a triumphant surge in the direction of the ending tape.
Again-to-back goalless attracts have left some questioning Arsenal’s firepower however, with the tightest defence within the league and their rivals regularly slipping up, it could take a courageous individual to again in opposition to them now.
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Larger leads have been misplaced on the high of the Premier League earlier than – and later within the season – however not one of the groups beneath them are displaying indicators of manufacturing the consistency wanted to problem them.
Manchester Metropolis failed to show up the stress valve earlier than Arsenal travelled to the Metropolis Floor by dropping the derby at – a fourth straight match with out a win.
After which, at Villa Park, noticed their hopes of leap-frogging Pep Guardiola’s facet into second place undone as wonderful secured a totally deserved win.
As for reigning champions Liverpool, they’ve mounted a depressing defence of their crown and Saturday’s disappointing draw in opposition to at Anfield provoked jeers from their followers and left them fourth, a distant 14 factors behind the Gunners.
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So, for all Arsenal’s frustration at not seeing off Forest, they’ve come out of the weekend with their place strengthened.
Arteta’s facet have cemented their place whereas these round them are usually not displaying the consistency and high quality of title contenders.