Arsenal or Manchester City, Jamie Carragher names who he now thinks are favorites for the title
Jamie Carragher favors Arsenal over reigning champion Manchester City to win the Premier League title.
Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph that the Gunners are now prepared to win the league as they prepare to face Manchester United this weekend.
This season, Mikel Arteta’s Gunners revolution has been turbocharged, and they currently lead the table by five points.
In recent weeks, City have appeared more shaky than Arsenal, who continue to dominate, but they face a monumental test on Sunday.
Carragher wrote: “The question around Arsenal in trying to end Manchester City’s domestic dominance is whether these teams will evolve to be like Liverpool under Jürgen Klopp, or Tottenham Hotspur under Mauricio Pochettino. Arsenal are at that point.
“They are on the threshold of being title winners and must show they can take that final step. At the moment they are slight favourites because even with 19 games remaining, if they win their game in hand eight points is a big lead.
“If it extends to 10 or 11 rather than gets cut to six or five, Arsenal will enter ‘it is theirs to lose’ territory, piling the pressure on City to go on one of their long, winning runs to catch-up. Nothing I have seen so far suggests Arsenal will implode.
“It would be brilliant for the Premier League if they last the course, easing fears that Manchester City’s financial power has made the title race predictable.”
The general consensus is that City will eventually hit top gear, as they typically do, but the signs are not yet present.
Arsenal is handling the pressure better, but it is important to remember that we are only halfway through the season, so there is still a long way to go.
But the Gunners have been the most impressive team in the division this season and deserve to be labeled as favorites, especially if they defeat United on Sunday to further establish their title credentials.
Arsenal or Manchester City, Jamie Carragher names who he now thinks are favorites for the title
