Mikel Arteta sent major Arsenal Premier League title warning with clear Liverpool message
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have been sent a Premier League title warning by Chris Sutton with the pundit making a clear Liverpool point. With the November international break upon us, an exciting three-way title race appears to be in motion with North London rivals Tottenham enduring an injury crisis that has seen them suffer back-to-back defeats.
The Gunners bounced back from defeat at Newcastle in superb fashion with a 3-1 win against Burnley at Emirates Stadium. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring before Josh Brownhill equalised with William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko as the surprise scorers in the second half to put Arsenal back in control.
Three points saw Arsenal move joint-top for 24 hours before Liverpool and Manchester City each picked up points on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side beat Brentford 3-0 at Anfield before a chaotic eight-goal thriller between Man City and Chelsea was played out at Stamford Bridge with the point picked up enough to see the reigning champions remain at the summit.
Injury issues have ravaged most clubs this season with the relentless schedule proving difficult to manage for a number of clubs. Arsenal in particular are feeling the affects with Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe recent first-team stars to join the injury list already consisting of Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber.
This past weekend, Ben White missed his first minutes of the season with injury, while Takehiro Tomiyasu went into and left the clash with a knock, with Arteta delivering a double update after the game. «Yesterday [Friday] in training he wasn’t comfortable,» he said. «He didn’t look right. But Ben won’t give you much. He always wants to be on the pitch and he wants to hide anything that is in there.
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