Mikel Arteta pictured throughout Arsenal’s Champions League match with Sporting CP. (Picture by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)
Mikel Arteta has fired a warning to Liverpool in regards to the difficulties they might face holding onto their lead within the Premier League title race.
The Reds at the moment sit eight factors clear on the summit heading into this weekend’s key conflict towards Manchester Metropolis after profitable 10 and dropping simply one in every of their opening 12 matches.
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Nevertheless, Arne Slot will doubtless be the primary to inform you that isn’t an unassailable lead. In reality, there have been seven events in Premier League historical past alone the place a spot of 10 or extra factors has been overturned by the eventual title winner.
However, Liverpool look virtually unstoppable proper now and it’s going to take one thing particular to cease them, each domestically and on the continent.
Mikel Arteta fires title warning to Liverpool
Complacency or accidents might additionally play a key function and after watching his facet cleared the path at varied factors over the past two seasons — together with by eight factors in January 2023 — with out profitable the title, Arteta has despatched some phrases of warning to Arne Slot.
“We’ve been there and to maintain it for 10 months is extraordinarily tough,” Arteta instructed Sky Sports activities forward of Arsenal’s conflict with London rivals West Ham. “All of a sudden whenever you suppose you’ve got it, someday it collapses.
“It may be a consequence, via accidents or other forms of choices. And it might occur in any second. We’ve got to be prepared for that.
“However it’s one thing we are able to’t management. What we are able to management is be at our highest.”
Requested if Arsenal are able to catching Liverpool this season to win their first title since 2003/04, Arteta replied: “I actually imagine in my workforce, sure.”
