Paul Merson makes incredible Premier League title claim as Liverpool and Man City trail Arsenal

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They sit back and play to their strengths, which is not a bad thing if you’re a newly-promoted team looking to stay up in this league. ‘The way Arsenal are playing, if Burnley can even get a shot on goal, it’s a job well done! That’s how good Arsenal are.

Arsenal have been compared to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea of the past. The difference between that Chelsea team and Arsenal is that they did it for the whole season. ‘Arsenal have only done it for nine games, and still have three quarters of the season left to play.

Liverpool and Man City both trail Arsenal (Picture: Getty) If Arsenal want to be as good as that Chelsea team, they have to concede not more than four goals in every nine games coming up. If City and Liverpool then take points off each other in gameweek 11, I think Arsenal will win the league quite comfortably. ‘I even believe Arsenal could enjoy a good run in the Champions League because by the time it reaches the latter stages, we could be looking at a situation where they would have sealed the league title already!’ Arsenal’s sensational form continued in midweek as they beat Brighton 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.