MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUNS

Arteta now has fire power to see off City

-  RYAN TAYLOR

EVERYTHING Arsenal have done so far this season has turned to gold – I just don’t see how they mess up the Premier League title from here, I really don’t.

Their next four domestic fixtures are very favourable. They’ve got Bournemouth at home today, Fulham away, Crystal Palace and Leeds at home.

If you win all four of those games and Manchester City also follow suit, you’re five points clear with only nine games to play. That’s hardly anything.

Furthermore, City have some really tough fixtures to navigate and they also have the Champions League, which has become an obsession for Pep Guardiola.

That will take priority when we get into the nitty-gritty of the knockout stages and that will only work in the Gunners’ favour. It’s a major distraction.

The Jorginho signing has been an absolute masterstroke from Arsenal. They have played an absolute blinder and I have said it all along.

He has been integral to all of their last three wins and it came just at the right time, after Thomas Partey was struggling with a muscle injury.