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Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has claimed the Premier League title race could be “done and dusted in the next two weeks”.
Merson is tipping his former team to emerge as champions this season.
Mikel Arteta’s men have won seven of their first nine matches and are currently four points clear at the top.
Arsenal have been solid defensively, conceding just three goals in 14 games.
This weekend, they travel to Burnley, looking to continue their impressive run.
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“I said on 19th September that if Arsenal get four points out of their games against Manchester City and Newcastle United, they win the league,” Merson told Sportskeeda.
“Arsenal did it and I stand by what I said. In fact, the title race could be done and dusted in the next two weeks!
“They face Burnley and Sunderland before the international break, while Liverpool have Aston Villa and Manchester City.
“I expect Arsenal to win both them games and I’m not backing Liverpool to win this weekend. If City and Liverpool then take points off each other in gameweek 11, I think Arsenal will win the league quite comfortably.”
In other news, Legendary Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, has questioned Barcelona’s maturity after they lost 2-1 to Real Madrid in a tense El Clásico clash on Sunday.
Wenger described the match as “men against boys”.
Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring before Fermin López equalised for Barça. Jude Bellingham then tapped home the winner to ensure Madrid moved five points clear at the top of La Liga.
“Xabi Alonso balanced his team well today,” Wenger said on beIN Sports.
“Overall, I would say that it was a bit like men against boys in some departments.
“The defensive performance of Real Madrid was much stronger than the defensive performance of Barcelona.”
