Arsenal title run-in difficulty vs Liverpool and Man City revealed by Premier League ratings

As the international break starts to draw to a close eyes turn back to the Premier League and what looks set to be both an exciting and tense title race.

Arsenal will be looking to maintain their lead at the top of the table between now and the end of the season. But there is just one point separating the Gunners in first and Manchester City in third with Liverpool only behind Mikel Arteta’s men on goal difference.

Arsenal are back in action on Sunday in what could be the biggest game of the season as they take on Man City at the Etihad Stadium. It is a huge test of the Gunners' ambitions, but there are also other challenges along the way for Arsenal should they wish to win the title.

The same can also be said for Liverpool and Man City. One way to assess the difficulty of the fixtures remaining for all three clubs is taking a look at the Premier League’s own fantasy difficulty ratings.

The website ranks the difficulty of each upcoming fixture for a player on a scale of one to five. A score of one is the easiest with five being the most difficult fixture a player can face.

Using that tool, football.london has taken a look at the score awarded to every fixture all three clubs have coming up. The score has then been added up as a total difficulty rating, the team with the highest total score, on paper, has the most difficult fixture run-in between now and the end of the season.

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Man City (A) — 5

Luton (H) — 2

Brighton (A) — 3

Aston Villa (H) — 3

Wolves (A) — 2

Chelsea (H) -3

Tottenham (A) — 4

Bournemouth (A) — 2

Manchester United (A) — 4

Everton (H) — 2

Total