Pennant sends Arsenal "party pooper" warning as Liverpool backed for title tilt
Jermaine Pennant's footballing experiences have been nothing if not varied.
Signed at age 15 by Arsenal from Notts County for £2 million, a record transfer fee for a trainee at the time, he would make his first team debut for the Gunners just a year later. But his bow in professional football was followed by 18 years where class on the field seemingly went hand-in-hand with controversy off it.
He would retire in 2017 having represented in 15 separate clubs and plied his trade in Spain, Singapore, and India as well as his native England. And yet it's his time at the Gunners, and then later Liverpool, which he's arguably most renowned for,
Indeed, the 40-year-old currently has a keen eye on both sides in what he believes will be a close Premier League title race this season. And despite the pre-international break win over Man City, his warning for Arsenal is clear.
"I don't want to be negative party pooper here; I think that's a fantastic result," he told Mirror Football, on behalf of Minimum Deposit Betting Sites. "Any result against Man City is a superb result and a statement. But you've got to understand they were playing against weakened City team. No, Rodri was a massive miss. And then on top of that, Kevin De Bruyne is injured as well."
But if Mikel Arteta and co miss out on a first title in 20 years, will that represent another big opportunity missed? "I won't say a disaster, but a failed season if they're not pushing for winning the league," replied Pennant. "And even winning another trophy, winning a trophy this season of some sort. They have to win a trophy this season."
His time as a player on Merseyside arguably proved more fruitful. Pennant was man-of-the-match in Liverpool's 2007 Champions League loss to AC Milan,
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