Cesc Fabregas tells Arsenal what they need to beat Man City to Premier League title

Arsenal finished the Premier League season two points behind Manchester City.

The Gunners came close to winning the title but it was Pep Guardiola’s Man City again that clinched the league.

Man City won their fourth Premier League title in a row, which is a record in the top flight of England.

Mikel Arteta’s team finished the 2022-23 season five points behind Man City, while they closed the gap and finished two points behind them in the 2023-24 season.

They are closing the gap but in order to win the league title, former midfielder Cesc Fabregas feels they should sign a prolific striker who can score 30 goals in the season.

The difference in the leading scorer of both teams tell a clear story how Man City are ruthless upfront as compared to the Gunners.

Erling Haaland finished the season with 27 Premier League goals, winning the golden boot for the second season running.

Meanwhile, Bukayo Saka was Arsenal’s top scorer with 16 goals. The Gunners lack a top quality striker and Fabregas feels if they can sign such a player, they can end Man City’s dominance.

Fabregas responded when asked if Arteta needed one or two elite acquisitions or additional cover on the BBC Sounds Planet Premier League podcast.

He said:

‘I think it’s funny because the other day you are watching both games at the same time and when you think about it you say, “Wow, Man City really have like two teams basically that could win the Premier League”.

‘Arsenal don’t in this regard, so for me it’s a bit of everything.

‘Yes, they do need a bit of depth to keep pushing, pushing, pushing during the season and not rely always on Saka or [Declan] Rice or [Thomas] Partey if he’s injured or not or on [William] Saliba.

‘But also, in my opinion – and he’s done really, really well