Arsene Wenger makes Arsenal Premier League title prediction

“I deeply believe. It looks, to me, like common-sense. I like Eze, Odegaard, Havertz and Madueke attacking (intent at the Etihad). Manchester City will not make the perfect run-in.”

Wenger was speaking to Kelly Cates at a charity fundraiser for Twinning Project, David Dein’s charity that twins prisons with their local professional clubs. Coaches from those clubs go into prisons and run projects to tackle re-offending.

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Arsenal may not be top of the league by the time the team next take to the pitch, as City play one of their easier remaining fixtures against Burnley on Wednesday night.

If City win, by any scoreline, they’d overtake Arsenal either on goals scored or (more likely) goal difference.

But the Gunners will then have the chance to put the pressure back on City, as they’ll play Newcastle United and Fulham at home before City’s next game away to Everton on May 4th.

So even if City win on Wednesday, Arsenal could put six points between themselves and their rivals before a tricky game for Pep Guardiola’s side away in Liverpool. That has to be the target if they want to make Wenger’s prediction come true.