Joe Cole says only one thing could stop Arsenal from winning the Premier League

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Former Chelsea and England winger Joe Cole (Picture: Getty) Joe Cole believes that there is only thing which could prevent Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal from ‘running away’ with the Premier League this season. Five straight league wins, as well as eight in their first ten, have seen Arsenal open up a six-point lead at the top of the table.

Regardless of the weekend’s action, Arsenal will head into the international break top of the tree, and Cole thinks it would take something remarkable for the Gunners to let their lead slip this time around. ‘I believe Arsenal will run away with the league,’ the former England and Chelsea winger told Paddy Power. Arsenal have already opened up a six-point lead at the top of the table (Picture: Getty) ‘Liverpool will come back into the race, and I think Manchester City will come too, but I don’t think I’ve seen a team as strong defensively since probably our Chelsea team in the mid-noughties. ‘I can really only be envious looking at Arsenal.

In defence, the arrival of Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie have added even more depth, but, despite that, Cole thinks a serious injury to either William Saliba or Gabriel Magalhaes is one of few things that could threaten to derail Arsenal’s title charge this season. ‘I can’t see any chinks in their armour, the only possible thing that could stop them would be Saliba and, or, Gabriel being injured for a significant period of the season,’ he added. ‘But then you’ve still got Timber and Calafiori as well. They’re too strong.’ Arteta, meanwhile, has sought to reject the notion that the title is already Arsenal’s to lose after the dominant start to the campaign. ‘No, I don’t agree, sorry, because any team has the capacity and I’m sure the belief as well that they can do it,’ the Spaniard said on Friday. ‘We are fully aware of that.