Jeff Stelling names ‘clear favourites’ to win Premier League after Arsenal title triumph
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Arsenal are the ‘clear favourites’ to win the Premier League title, according to Jeff Stelling (Picture: talkSPORT) Sky Sports legend Jeff Stelling says Arsenal are the ‘clear favourites’ to clinch the Premier League title again this season. For talkSPORT pundit Andy Townsend, Arsenal are ‘definitely the team to catch’ as they prepare to defend their Premier League title, especially if Arteta is able to add one or two ‘primetime’ signings to his squad.
Arsenal finally prevailed after three successive runners-up finishes last season (Picture: Getty) It was disappointment for the Gunners in the Champions League final (Picture: Getty) ‘There’s no reason why Arsenal can’t do what they did again. There’s no reason why, it’s not going to be easy,’ the former Chelsea, Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland midfielder said. ‘Everybody else is looking to spend big and looking to improve, but I think they are the team to catch, the team to beat. ‘If they were to add one or two, even one, one absolutely primetime signing then I still think they’re going to take some carching. ‘I know they’ve still got problems: William Saliba is going to be out for a bit with his injury, Declan Rice, but everybody has those problems at some point.
Stelling says there are ‘question marks’ at City ahead of Maresca’s first season at the helm (Picture: Getty) ‘It’s foolhardy to say, “We’re going to win everything!”, at this stage of the season, it’s foolhardy in March to say you’re going to win everything this season. ‘But this quote from Kai Havertz where he’s saying everyone else is getting stronger… where are you seeing that, Kai? Sign up to Metro's Football newsletter and then tell us which club you support ‘So at the moment, Arsenal for me are clear, clear favourites in terms of the Premier League but it’s a question of what they can do in Europe as well.’ Arsenal kicked off their busy pre-season schedule with an emphatic 3-0 win over MK Dons and are currently preparing to face off against Real Betis in Dublin.