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Rio Ferdinand says Mikel Arteta mistake cost Arsenal in the Premier League title race

Rio Ferdinand says Mikel Arteta mistake cost Arsenal in the Premier League title race
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Source: Metro
Author: Louis Sealey
Published: Feb, 17 2025 18:53

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Few tipped Liverpool to win the Premier League in Arne Slot’s first season at Anfield but the Reds have moved seven points clear of second-placed Arsenal with 13 games remaining.

‘Arsenal could be nearer to winning the league and closer to Liverpool if your manager played Nwaneri when Odegaard was injured,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel.

The 17-year-old impressed again in Saturday’s victory over Leicester City, which saw Arsenal keep the pressure on Premier League title rivals Liverpool.

Arsenal have work to do in the final few months of the season if they are to reel in runaway leaders Liverpool and clinch their first league title since 2004.

Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal would be ‘closer to Liverpool’ had if not been for an oversight from Mikel Arteta earlier in the season.

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