Former Arsenal player, Emmanuel Eboue is sure that there are still three teams that can compete with his old club for the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners are six points ahead at the top of the league table with 18 games remaining as they keep trying to win their first top division trophy since 2004.
Arsenal have 48 points after playing 20 matches this season, while Manchester City, who are in second place, and Aston Villa, who are in third, both have 42 points.
Right now, Liverpool are in fourth place, 14 points behind Arsenal.
Arsenal will play against Liverpool at their home ground in north London on Thursday.
The Gunners have come in second place for the past three years straight.
Even though Eboue believes the team can finally win the title this time, he’s confident that Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Liverpool are still competing for the championship.
Eboue said at the Ladisfaction event, “I thinks there are still four teams in the title race this season. I believe Arsenal and Manchester City are definitely in the running, but I don’t think Aston Villa or Liverpool are completely ruled out yet.
“Aston Villa are really closed to the top of the table in points, and they’ve been amazing so far this season. It’s definitely going to be difficult, but I don’t think we can say for sure they’re out of the running for the title, based on what I’ve seen so far.
“I’d also say the same about Liverpool… yes, they started off slowly, but you can tell they’re getting a little better now. They’re already behind Arsenal in the league table, but this is a really busy time of the season.
“The gap between them can shrink a lot in just a few weeks, especially since Liverpool are playing against Arsenal later this week. You might look at the table right now and think, if Liverpool win the league this season, then something has gone really, really wrong for Arsenal. But this is an extremely tough league, where any team has the ability to take points from you.
“For me, Arsenal don’t have enough players to go after every trophy, and that’s why I’m worried. Don’t get me wrong, if Arsenal keep playing the way they are, I think they’ll win the league.
“But if they make mistakes and lose points, I think it will be really hard for them – especially when they face a team like Liverpool, who won the league last season. I still have to say Arsenal will win the league.
“The club is like my family, and I’ve loved them for a long time. I really hope this is the year they finally win the title. Arsenal needs to win the title, and if you look at the team they have right now, it’s probably their best chance in years to do that.
“Look, they’ve been really close for three years now, and I think if they don’t win the league this year, it’s going to be super hard for Mikel Arteta. He’s feeling a lot of pressure right now because the fans have been watching their team play great football for years, but they haven’t won anything to show for it.
“Now, if you think about where they are right now and the fact that they’ve almost won for three years in a row, if they don’t win this time, their fans are going to be really, really disappointed.
“He’s already facing pressure because there’s now an expectation for his team to win the league, which might not have been the case before. They are also performing very well in the Champions League and are considered one of the top teams to win that tournament.
“If they don’t win either of those trophies at the end of the season, I think it will be really hard for him, because the fans won’t be able to wait anymore.”
