Gunners see opportunity to win elusive EPL title

Five straight wins, just three goals conceded all season. Can anybody stop “nearly men” Arsenal ending their interminable wait to win the Premier League?

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The Gunners, who last claimed the English league title under Arsene Wenger in 2004, are six points clear of second-placed Manchester City after 10 games and seven ahead of defending champions Liverpool.

Arsenal fans will be wary of overconfidence after watching their side finish as runners-up in the past three seasons, twice to City and once to Liverpool.

But the bookies have installed the London club as firm favourites this year and football analysts Opta’s supercomputer gives them a 71 percent chance of winning the title. Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville, now a leading pundit, believes the league is Arsenal’s to lose even though the calendar has only just ticked over into November.

“Arsenal would have to beat themselves not to win it this season,” he told NBC Sports, describing them as the best team in the league. “They're the most consistent team and they’ve been building up to this now for three or four seasons.”

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, wary of his side’s recent history of coming up just short, is understandably more cautious, warning that the season is still young.