Gary Neville and three other pundits give definitive Arsenal Premier League title verdicts

Having missed out on the Premier League title last season, Arsenal will hope it’s a different story this time around. With 10 games of the league season to go, the final international break has provided a break from the pressures of competing at the top of the league.

But that will be straight back on when the Gunners travel to the Etihad Stadium next weekend. Ahead of that match, Arsenal are at the top of the table, ahead of Liverpool on goal difference and leading Manchester City by just one point. It is a race that looks set to go down to the wire.

So, what do pundits think will happen between now and the final whistle of the campaign? A number have had their say over the last few months; here is what just some of them have predicted.

“My heart of course says Liverpool and I do think they have the easiest run-in,” Owen said on The Kelly and Wrighty Show. “It would be an incredible story, too, with it being Jurgen Klopp’s final season.

‘But I do think Man City are the best team in the world at the moment and they’ve proven that. I can see them going into overdrive, I think they’ve got gears left.

«Whereas Arsenal and Liverpool might be playing at their absolute peak at the moment, I think we might Man City go at this part of the season. My head says Manchester City.”

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Joleon Lescott is in agreement with his fellow pundit and is backing either Man City or Liverpool to beat the Gunners to the title. Speaking to Premier League productions, he said: “The experience for Arsenal will be a factor but for Liverpool and City, they’re used to winning and we see