Former Premier League winner Gary Neville has warned Arsenal that their attacking players could cost them the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners will return to the top of the table if they beat West Ham United on Thursday evening after Liverpool replaced them on Boxing Day. Mikel Arteta's men have continued their upward trajectory under the Spaniard this season after falling short last term in the final weeks.
Impressive displays against Manchester City and Liverpool in the first half of the season has madethe Gunners many people's favourites to become English champions in May. However, question marks continue to lurk over the north Londoners.
Arsenal haven't won the title since 2004 and are rivalling two clubs who have enjoyed success in recent years. Many have continued to back City to retain the title, with Liverpool also chasing their tail.
Neville,who has previously backed Arsenal to win the league, has claimed that Arteta's combination of attackers will cost them. Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are the three first-choice forwards — scoring a combined 19 goals this season.
«At Arsenal is an emerging front three that could be great. But they don't combine a lot together,» he said on the Gary Neville Podcast. «That's a real problem, the best front threes involve their centre-forwards and the wide players, they play and bounce it off them.
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