William Gallas agrees with Jose Mourinho on Arsenal Premier League title hope amid Man City vow

William Gallas has delivered his latest Arsenal Premier League title verdict following Jose Mourinho's brutal comments. The Gunners look set for a three-way battle for the title with Liverpool and Manchester City, however they both dropped points this past weekend against Manchester United and Crystal Palace, respectively.

Although Mourinho has an esteemed history with Chelsea, while also managing Tottenham, the AS Roma boss made a surprising Arsenal title claim, although his prediction on if they could win it, was brutal. «I would say Man City 51 [percent] and Liverpool 49 [percent],» he said on The Obi One Podcast with John Obi Mikel. Asked about Arsenal, Mourinho said: «Nah!»

«Rivalry apart, I would like them to win,» he added. «Of course, Chelsea is not going to win. It is out of the question. Manchester United is not going to win it too. So it is between these three and out of these three I would like Arsenal to win it. But 51, 49. And I say 51, 49 because when the accumulation of matches are coming Man City has two teams.»

In response to Mourinho's bold claims, Gallas doubled down on his Arsenal prediction made earlier in the season. «As I said before, it will be difficult for Arsenal to win the Premier League,» he told Lord Ping. «They have improved from last season for sure. It will be a nice story if they win as the last time was 20 years ago so it will be a great story.

»I think it will be difficult, even if Man City don’t look good at the moment, they drew against Palace at home. Liverpool drew and Aston Villa are one behind, but I think they will drop off as they don’t have the squad to fight until May."

On Mourinho's comments, he said: «Jose is the special one. He knows better than me! He’s a manager, I was only