Paul Scholes has stated that Arsenal are out of the Premier League title race, claiming that momentum is now with Manchester City. Arsenal's lead has been reduced to six points after their recent loss to Bournemouth, while City secured a win against Chelsea.
Paul Scholes has delivered his verdict on the Premier League title race (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has delivered a stark assessment of the Premier League title race, declaring that āArsenal are goneā and asserting that āall the momentumā lies with Manchester City.
The Gunnersā lead at the top was cut to six points at the weekend after they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth while City claimed an emphatic 3-0 win at Chelsea.
City, who have played one game less than Arsenal, can eat further into the deficit when the top two meet in a mouthwatering showdown at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
And Scholes, who won 11 top-flight titles during a glittering career with Manchester United, envisions the league trophy heading back to City for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Arsenalās Gabriel looked deflated after the defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)
"I just think Arsenal are gone and all of the momentum is with Manchester City," Scholes said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast.
"At some point youāve got to beat your rivals to win the league. Iāve not seen them do it, they donāt win big games. I canāt see anything other than a City win on Sunday, I just canāt."
City underwhelmed last season as Liverpool ended their run of four straight league titles and Pep Guardiolaās side have struggled for consistency in this campaign.
However, having been eliminated from the Champions League by Real Madrid, City defeated Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final, thrashed Liverpool in their FA Cup quarter-final then put Chelsea to the sword.
"Pep has had to coach this team in the last six months more than heās ever had to do in years and years," Scholes added. "The teams heās had (in the past), heās just had to sit back and watch.
"Now in this last six to 12 months, heās had to coach them. The likes of (Jeremy) Doku and (Rayan) Cherki, heās got to talk them through games a little bit and heās not really done that for a while."
Paul Scholes claimed that Arsenal are 'gone' in the title race, emphasizing that all momentum is with Manchester City.
Arsenal's lead was cut to six points after they lost 2-1 to Bournemouth, while Manchester City won 3-0 against Chelsea.
Arsenal and Manchester City are set to meet in a crucial match at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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