Jamie Carragher makes 'bad news' claim in verdict on Arsenal and Liverpool title battle Jamie Carragher admits Arsenal's desire to exceed their previous season's points tally is unlikely to happen this year as they chase a first Premier League title in more than 20 years.
Carragher cannot see the north Londoners exceeding last year's total having already dropped points in nine of their 21 games, but believes a lower points total will be needed to land the Premier League this term, even if Arsenal are in danger of taking backwards strides.
They have improved their points tally in four successive Premier League seasons and are aiming to become the first team to do so for a fifth.
The Reds are many people's picks to land another Premier League success with Arsenal the only team realistically capable of stopping them.
Arteta has led a renaissance at the Emirates and in the past two seasons they've registered points tallies of 84 and then 89.
