Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 5-0 last night to go top of the Premier League, with just four more games for them now as they show no sign of slowing down in this extremely tight race with Liverpool and reigning champions Manchester City.
The Gunners gave the ultimate response to their recent setbacks against Aston Villa and Bayern Munich, winning 2-0 away to Wolves with a scrappy but professional display before turning on the style at home to Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium last night.
The 5-0 score-line gives Arsenal a welcome boost with regards to goal difference, as Mikel Arteta’s side are now comfortably ahead of their two rivals on that metric, meaning the title would go to them if all three teams finished level on points on the final day.
Man City will perhaps remain the slight favourites, but with Erling Haaland’s injury and the recent blow of losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League, things aren’t going entirely Pep Guardiola’s way as they were at this stage of last season, when the eventual treble winners were simply unplayable.
Are Arsenal now the team to fear?
Unlike this time last season, when Arsenal stumbled and a relentless City side overtook them on the way to their first of three trophies, it now looks like it’s Arteta’s men coming into form at just the right time.
Chelsea are clearly not at their best at the moment, but the manner in which Arsenal cut through them shows what this Gunners outfit is all about – City, after all, drew both league games against Mauricio Pochettino’s side and only scraped a 1-0 over them in the FA Cup semi-final a few days before last night’s game. Chelsea have also taken points off Liverpool and Manchester United this season, but they were simply blown away by Arsenal.
There will be harder tests ahead for AFC, but with City still having more games to play, including difficult trips to Brighton and Tottenham, it seems like it’s Arteta in the ascendency right now, giving Gooners the chance to start…
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Author : Mark Brus
Publish date : 2024-04-24 12:15:54
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