'100 per cent gone' - Everything Paul Merson, Ian Wright and pundits said about Arsenal's defeat
Arsenal gave up ground in the Premier League title race when they slipped to a damaging defeat against Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Quick-fire goals from substitute Leon Bailey and England star Ollie Watkins settled the scores to put Manchester City in pole position at the summit.
Pep Guardiola's star-studded side are two points clear with six games to play as they target their fourth Premier League crown on the bounce. Arsenal, meanwhile, must pick up the pieces in the aftermath of a jaw-dropping 24 hours in which Liverpool were also beaten — by Crystal Palace — in a double boost for City.
Despite harbouring so much hope for so long this season, former Arsenal stars Paul Merson and Ian Wright were among the pundits to flag up just how significant this reverse might be for The Gunners. Here, we round-up what Merson, Wright and other high-profile TV figures said at the final whistle...
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«We turned up and it was all about Liverpool, Arsenal, Liverpool, Arsenal. The two teams they faced have been outstanding, both incredible, and that's what you have to look at. It's completely turned on its head now — City went to Crystal Palace last week in what was a must-win football match and got the job done — they did their business this weekend and all of a sudden they've blown the other two [Arsenal and Liverpool] away. They put pressure on them by playing first and they couldn't handle it, either of them.
»For me it's gone. They've worked that hard for 32 games to go that extra yard to stop that cross and it's lazy. It's lazy and
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