Headline: Arsenal Eyes Another League Title After Community Shield Victory Over Manchester City
Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin believes Arsenal “have a very good chance of winning the league again this season” following their recent triumph over Manchester City in the Community Shield.
Despite missing several key players, the Gunners achieved their most significant victory over City since August 2014, also a 3-0 result in the Community Shield, securing their second trophy in just four months.
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Sports data analysts from Opta have rated Arsenal as the favorites for the Premier League, estimating a 38% chance that Mikel Arteta’s squad will lift the trophy.
If they succeed, it would mark Arsenal’s first back-to-back top-flight title defense since 1934-35.
“You can’t write them off [winning the league again],” Nevin remarked on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily podcast. “Arsenal were strong last year, but this is now six years worth of building and improving year on year.”
“They have a very good chance of winning the league again this season, and I wouldn’t rule them out of lifting the Champions League either, given the depth of their squad.”
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Izzy Christiansen contributed, “Once you’ve had a taste of it, you want more and more. The hardest thing about winning the league is dislodging the teams around you, but you must also sustain it with a target on your back.”
“Arsenal show an incredible amount of resilience and depth. Mikel Arteta has made a few tweaks with new signings, but they have evolved from within. They have all the tools needed to do it again.”
Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin says Arsenal “have a very good chance of winning the league again this season” after brushing Manchester City aside to win the Community Shield.
Despite missing key players, the Gunners recorded their biggest victory to nil against City since August 2014 – also 3-0 in the Community Shield – and lifted their second trophy in four months.
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Sports data analysts at Opta have the Gunners as Premier League favourites, giving Arteta’s side a 38% chance of lifting the trophy.
Should they do so, it would be Arsenal’s first successful top-flight title defence since way back in 1934-35.
“You can’t write them off [winning the league again],” said Nevin on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily podcast. “Arsenal were strong last year, but this is now six years worth of building and improving year on year.
“They have a very good chance of winning the league again this season and I wouldn’t write them off lifting the Champions League either because of the depth of the squad.
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“If you look to other European teams, there’s not that many with the depth Arsenal have.”
Izzy Christiansen added: “Once you’ve had a taste of it, you want more and more.
“The hardest thing about winning the league is dislodging the teams around you to do it, but then you have to sustain it with a target on your back.
“Arsenal show an incredible amount of resilience and depth. Mikel Arteta has made a few tweaks in terms of new signings, but they have evolved from within.
“They have all the equipment to go and do it again.”
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