Patrick Vieira rates Arsenal’s title chances after ‘really strong’ Mikel Arteta statement

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Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. On the field, so far, they’re doing really good games. ‘I believe that Arsenal is a part of those few teams that can win the Premier League. ‘I think you will have to count on Arsenal to be competitive and to be there to fight until the end because the players they managed to bring in will put the quality of the team on a different level.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Vieira’s long-time team-mate, Thierry Henry, is similarly optimistic about Arsenal’s hopes of winning major silverware this season.

According to the iconic Frenchman, Arsenal’s all-time top scorer, the greater ‘strength in depth’ gives his former club ‘big chances’ to achieve special things over the coming months. ‘I do believe when you go through a season that you need your bench to bail you out,’ Henry told CBS Sports after the Gunners’ recent Champions League win over Olympiakos. ‘This is why Arsenal, this year, have big chances to win stuff because the bench will change the game for you. Henry added: ‘Every single time someone comes off the bench and scores… if you you want to win, go far and deep in competitions, you need to have depth in your squad and guys that can do it when they come on. ‘Don’t see it as, “I’m on the bench, I’m not starting”, and start to cry about it. ‘The group has to win, that’s the most important thing.’ Can Arsenal win the Premier League title this season?

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