Michael Owen makes surprise Arsenal claim after Man City’s win over Liverpool
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Owen expects Arsenal to hold off a potential charge from Manchester City to win the title despite claiming they have a lower ceiling than both the Sky Blues and Liverpool. ‘Arsenal’s strength is their defence,’ Owen said on Premier League Productions. ‘They’ve got a great goalkeeper and a really good back-four which is protected really well. Arsenal lead the Premier League title race (Picture: Getty) ‘They play to their strengths and don’t concede many goals so for a newly-promoted team [Sunderland] to score two against them is a brilliant achievement.’ Asked if the Premier League title was ‘Arsenal’s to lose’, Owen added: ‘Possibly… they are a fair few points ahead. ‘You ask anybody and they’ll probably say Arsenal are the favourites at the minute so it’s going to take a good effort to beat them.
Leading the race brings it’s own pressure but the way they play, they’re so efficient. ‘If Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool all play at their very, very best, I think Arsenal are still probably the third-best team. ‘When everyone is at their absolute best, Liverpool can blow anyone off the pitch and so can Man City. Arne Slot during Liverpool’s defeat to Man City (Picture: Getty) ‘With Arsenal it’s about not making many mistakes, I can see them grinding away, maybe having a few draws.
That might just play in their favour this season but there’s a long, long way to go.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Ex-Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher rates Arsenal as the ‘best team he’s seen this season’ but believes Arteta and his team will be ‘nervous’ about the threat of Man City. ‘I think Arsenal will be nervous because it’s Man City,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘They’ve done this before. ‘Twice in the last three years Man City have caught Arsenal. [Arsenal] are probably getting a few flashbacks of when they lost the title in previous years. But there’s an awfully long way to go. ‘Given how long it’s been since they won the title, there’s no doubt that everyone at Arsenal will get a bit twitchy if they’re top come the second half of the season.’ Premier League leaders Arsenal return to action after the international break with a north London derby against Tottenham.