Paul Merson makes Arsenal Premier League title claim ahead of Liverpool clash
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| Sports reporter Published October 31, 2026 3:28pm Updated October 31, 2026 3:28pm Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson (Picture: Sky Sports) Paul Merson believes Arsenal can have the Premier League wrapped up by mid-December if they navigate a tricky run of fixtures that begins with a trip to Anfield on Sunday. Sunday’s fixture marks the start of a tricky run of games for Arsenal, with games against Newcastle United, Manchester City and Tottenham all to come after the international break.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty) Arsenal have a tricky run of league fixtures coming up November 1: Liverpool (A) November 7: Hull City (H) November 21: Newcastle (A) November 29: Man City (H) December 2: Brentford (A) December 6: Tottenham (A) December 13: Bournemouth (H) ‘You’ll know by December 13 if Arsenal will win the Premier League. Because there’s a saying: after the hard games, come the easy games. ‘If Bukayo Saka is injured for this period, he’s going to be missed.
Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘Now there’s Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze coming in and playing in his place. ‘It’s all well and good them coming in and playing for a couple, then sitting out for a couple – but when you’re asking them to play six to eight weeks on the trot, that’s a real tester.’ Conversely, Merson believes that Liverpool will have to get a positive result at Anfield on Sunday if they are to be seen as credible title challengers to Arsenal this season. ‘Liverpool are starting to cook a little bit, but they have got to win this Sunday if they want to be in the Premier League title race,’ he added. ‘If they don’t win, they stay six points behind at least and still have to go to the Emirates. ‘You’re then asking Arsenal to lose two football matches without you losing one. And given Liverpool will lose more games this season, you’re then asking Arsenal to lose three or four games for the rest of the season.