“No chance”- Former Liverpool player doubts Arsenal’s pedigree to fight for the 2022-23 Premier League title
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After five games, the Gunners are top of the table with five victories and a subsequent 100% record. Furthermore, if they defeat Manchester United on Sunday, they can increase their lead from one to three points. Following last season’s disappointment in their struggle to finish in the top four against Tottenham, Arsenal has been in great form.
Prior to Spurs beating them to the finish line, the Gunners held down fourth place. In fact, Antonio Conte’s team’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal served as a crucial turning point. And Collymore correctly prophesied in March that Arsenal would falter under the weight on their shoulders.
He has acknowledged that Mikel Arteta’s team might finish in the top four. He, though, brushed aside early claims of a title challenge as absurd. “Last season, I was so confident Arsenal would fail to make the top four that I vowed to buy a shirt with ‘Arteta 8’ on the back if they did and plaster pictures of me wearing it all over social media,” Collymore said.
“To be fair, it’s not a chance I’m willing to take this time out after seeing the start they have made. But just as I’m happy to concede they could well qualify for the Champions League next May, I’m also willing to stick my neck on the line right now and tell all those Gooners who think they will be challenging for the title after five wins from five that they simply have no chance.”
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Stan Collymore questions whether Arsenal marquee signing Gabriel Jesus fire them to glory
Following a good transfer window, Arsenal are off to a strong start. The star player to leave Manchester City is striker Gabriel Jesus, who also allowed Oleksandr Zinchenko to transfer to the Emirates Stadium. Both players have performed admirably for Mikel Arteta’s team, which has scored 13 goals and recorded two clean sheets.
Jesus has three Premier League goals to go along with three assists. The £45 million addition has thus far proven to be the best signing of the season, according to many observers. Collymore predicts that as the season goes on, Jesus will be confronted with significant doubts over his form. “Their fans will say Gabriel Jesus and Oleks Zinchenko have been brought in to help the mentality in the dressing room at that point,”
“And I love the way Jesus, in particular, has started the season. But, as Mikel Arteta said a couple of weeks ago, the lad made just 18 Premier League starts in two seasons prior to joining the Gunners, so it’s a fair question for any of us to ask ‘Can he keep up this form for an entire campaign?”
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