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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has mentioned Liverpool, not Arsenal, is extra prone to problem Manchester Metropolis for the Premier League title this season. Scholes believes the Gunners should beat the likes of Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis to show they’ve what it takes to convey it house.
Arsenal Has Endured a Wobbly Begin to Premier League Season
After ending second within the final two seasons, Arsenal have been extensively anticipated to convey the battle to Manchester Metropolis this time period. Mikel Arteta’s facet started the 2024-25 Premier League season with two consecutive victories earlier than drawing 1-1 with Brighton & Hove Albion on the Emirates Stadium. They’ve since performed six video games within the English prime flight, profitable three, drawing two, and shedding one.
The 2 attracts — each 2-2 — got here in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool, Arsenal’s main title contenders this season. In each video games, the Gunners conceded late to drop two invaluable factors. The defeat (2-0), in the meantime got here away at Bournemouth.
With 18 factors on the board after 9 video games, Arsenal discover themselves in third place within the Premier League rankings. Manchester Metropolis is sitting on the summit with 23 factors, whereas Liverpool is in second place with 22.
Paul Scholes Believes Liverpool Is Extra Prone to Problem Manchester Metropolis
Talking on The Overlap podcast, Scholes mentioned Arsenal should beat their predominant rivals to validate their title-winning potential.
He started (by way of The Mirror):
“Arsenal have gotten to do higher within the large video games. In some unspecified time in the future, they’ve obtained to beat Liverpool. If you wish to go and win the league, you want to beat your large rivals – they’re large factors and large video games.
“I hold going again to that recreation final yr at Manchester Metropolis the place Arsenal had an awesome likelihood at profitable the league, Metropolis had some gamers lacking, and so they have been so proud of a draw. That’s a mentality that should change.”
He added:
“I do know he had points with gamers suspended and injured on Sunday, so he ( Mikel Arteta ) in all probability thought it was a good outcome however sooner or later, you’ve obtained to have the mentality to beat these groups. You’ll be able to win the league with out beating the groups round you, however we at all times felt that going to Liverpool in March, for those who gained that recreation, it was large – going to Chelsea and Arsenal profitable video games, it was so large.
“I don’t suppose Arsenal have proved that they’ll do this, however I feel Liverpool can. There isn’t a proof of that but in opposition to this sensible Metropolis workforce, however out of the 2 groups, Liverpool are those extra able to doing it than Arsenal.”
Arsenal will return to Premier League motion with a conflict in opposition to Newcastle United on November 2.
