Mikel Arteta makes Premier League title race prediction: ‘It is going to be a long, long run’
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The Arsenal manager also provided an update on the club’s transfer dealings after a number of injuries. Mikel Arteta insists it is not a two-horse race between Arsenal and Liverpool in the battle for the Premier League title. Arsenal moved to within four points of Arne Slot's table-topping Reds following their 2-1 comeback victory against Tottenham at the Emirates on Wednesday.
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Chelsea have been cast 10 points adrift following a poor run, while champions Manchester City are a dozen points back, having played one game more than Liverpool. However, with Nottingham Forest - who held Liverpool at the City Ground on Tuesday in third, a place and three points clear of Eddie Howe's high-flying Newcastle - Arteta does not believe it is a shootout between the two current top sides.
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"I don't think so," he said when asked if it is a straight fight between Liverpool and Arsenal for the title. "When you look at every game in the Premier League and the margins and how teams are winning football matches, it can go either way. "In two or three weeks we could be talking about something different. We are still in January so it is going to be a long, long run.".
Arsenal will host Aston Villa at the Emirates on Saturday fresh from their comeback triumph over Spurs which breathed fresh life into their bid to land a first league title in two decades. It felt like a pivotal moment in Arsenal's season following consecutive cup defeats at the Emirates.
Arteta continued: "If you want to be fighting for the top trophies with the top teams for 11 months, like we have been doing for the last two-and-a-half years, you have to enjoy these moments, circumstances or challenges and the pressure that comes with it because it's the beauty of it. We are playing to win and that's exactly where we want to be.
