Jamie Carragher reveals ‘biggest threat’ to Arsenal’s Premier League title bid

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Metro or go back to LFC Live.

Arsenal have flown out to the gates in the early portion of the season, with Mikel Arteta’s side sitting six points clear at the top of the table after only ten games. Arsenal sit top of the table after ten games (Picture: Getty) But defeats already this season to Villa, Brighton and Tottenham have demonstrated that Pep Guardiola’s side are still not the same all-conquering side that won four-straight titles under the Spaniard.

And Carragher believes that it is the Norwegian international alone who presents one of the only threats to Arsenal’s title charge if he can maintain his remarkable level of output for the entire season. Erling Haaaldn has made an electric start to the season (Picture: Getty) ‘I think the biggest threat to Arsenal is Erling Haaland, not so much Manchester City, really,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports. ‘It just feels like, not so much a one-man team, but I’ll go back to a quote used by Pep Guardiola to describe Tottenham under Mauricio Pochettino when he called them the ‘Harry Kane team’. ‘And that was supposed ot be a compliment, no doubt about that, but right now it does feel like Manchester City are the Erling Haaland team.

Carragher believes Mikel Arteta should fear no side this season (Picture: Getty) ‘If there was anything to happen to him for any length of time, maybe four to six weeks if he had an injury, I don’t think there’d be any way that Manchester City could win the title. ‘Right now, I don’t think it’s Liverpool who fear Arsenal fear, or Manchester City, it’s that man Erling Haaland.’ Speaking about the 25-year-old after his brace against Bournemouth, Guardiola insisted that Haaland’s goalscoring could now be compared to that of Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi in their respective primes. ‘This is what it’s like if you play with Messi or Ronaldo, his influence is so big,’ Guardiola said. ‘You see the numbers of that guy? I said how incredibly coachable and manageable he is.’ However, while his side are improving, the Spaniard conceded it may be hard to overturn Arsenal’s early lead given their current form. ‘We are six points behind Arsenal, who look unstoppable right now because they play fantastic,’ Guardiola said. ‘They don’t concede goals, they are so solid, they can score from many different situations, positions and many players. ‘But even with that, I think when we make this step a little bit better [more players start scoring], we will be closer, games will be more tighter and we will be able to win.’ City face a huge clash against Liverpool at home on Sunday as they look to keep pace with Arsenal, while also putting some distance between themselves and the defending champions.