Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City judged as surprise Premier League frontrunners emerge

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Liverpool have stumbled and Manchester City lurk in a dangerous position, but Arsenal are starting to justify their tag as one of the pre season favourites to win the title.There is still a long long way to go, and there will be bumps in the road, but Arteta appears to have the strongest squad in the top flight.The one issue he will have to overcome is not becoming the bridesmaid instead of the bride again, like what has happened in the last two seasons. Even on Saturday, in the past two seasons they have slipped up against West Ham at home, the pressure was on again - and yet they delivered and saw Liverpool lose at Chelsea.Fair play, Arsenal have come through a huge test and are sitting on top of the pile after a tougher start than any of their rivals.

Iraola's side continue to defy the odds and are well worth their place in the top four after seven games, sitting just two points behind the pace-setting Gunners.They have already played half of the top flight's Champions League sextet, taking four points from games against champions Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle.Their other four games have yielded 10 points and if they can maintain their form as the season progresses, a first tilt at European football is very much on the cards.In Antoine Semenyo they have one of the Premier League's superstars. Bigger tests will follow, but you can’t knock what they have achieved so far.Sam Meade - ArsenalCredit to Tottenham and particularly Bournemouth, who have kept pace thus far, but in light of the noise that had surrounded them and their manager Arsenal can pause for a moment and smile given their current situation.Yes they were beaten at Liverpool and failed to down Man City at home, but the late late win at Newcastle could be the moment we look back on as the most defining.

Quite simply, they are a credit to the Premier League.Dan Marsh - ArsenalLiverpool may have been top of the pile until this weekend but if we're being frank, there were signs that the champions are a long way off top gear well before Arne Slot's new-look team fell to back-to-back Premier League defeats.It feels ludicrous to say given recent history, but very few people are talking about Manchester City in relation to the title. They have had to rebuild after imploding last season and, after some early teething problems this term, are now just three points off Arsenal at the summit.In terms of title contenders, I'd say Arteta's men have had the best start, albeit they've dropped points against their two main title contenders.