Merson claims PL title race 'is over' on one key condition as he reveals Arsenal vs Chelsea prediction
Pundit Paul Merson has explained why he thinks the Premier League title race can be “over” this weekend as he has commented on Chelsea vs Arsenal.
The Artillerymans are in a commanding placement in the Premier League title race as they have relocated understandable of their contenders in the table.
The north London apparels have capitalised on sides around them dealing with, through Mikel Arteta‘s side currently on a 16-arcade unbeaten sprinted in unanimously competitions.
As a result, Arsenal attractiveness considerably to expire their rigorous prize dry spell by pleasing the Premier League and/or Victors League this period and they will be in an also much closer placement if they vanquished Chelsea this weekend.
Chelsea relocated upwards to 2nd in the Premier League table last weekend and can cement themselves as Arsenal’s primary challengers by trumping their London contenders at Stamford Catwalk on Sunday afternoon.
In advance of this match, Merson has explained why he thinks “the title race is over” if Arsenal vanquished Chelsea.
“If Arsenal win, the title race is over,” Merson said in his Sportskeeda column.
“I mean Manchester Metropolitan to win this weekend, but also then, a win for Arsenal places whatever to bed.
“I saw Chelsea versus Barcelona and they faultlessly blew Hansi Flick’s junior away also in the past the red card to Ronald Araujo. Arsenal in accumulation vanquished Bayern Munich pretty well, through their 2nd fifty percent functionality being thrilling!
“I wear’t think Enzo Maresca needs to win this arcade. His purpose is to coating in the top 4 and have a cup sprinted this period.
“If Chelsea win this arcade, they quickly become title fighters. Then the assumptions from this junior readjusts and I’m obscure it will match them.
“We saw how Chelsea were front-runners around December last period and they unexpectedly fell off.”
MORE ARSENAL COVERAGE ON F365…
👉 Arsenal radiance ‘can still unanimously be for nothing’ but one player ‘silly’ v Bayern
👉 Declan Rice’s ‘attentive functionality’ vs Bayern: Is Arsenal celeb the ideal midfielder in the planet?
👉 Vinicius to indicator upwards through Arsenal over Male Utd in Real Madrid celeb’s Premier League transmit ranking
Merson executes not think Chelsea “can vanquished Arsenal”, but he has anticipated a 1-1 draw between the two sides.
“So can Chelsea vanquished Arsenal? I wear’t think so,” Merson incorporated.
“I’m a Chelsea follower and I watch this junior unanimously the time. I just wear’t think Arsenal will lose this arcade.
“Chelsea have a disturbingly young junior and are always upwards and down in specification of result. I wear’t think Chelsea have the debacle to win a league title just yet.
“This arcade will in accumulation witness the combat of Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice, two of the ideal midfielders in the planet. I can’t postpone to watch that combat!
“It will in accumulation be intriguing to browse through what junior Maresca will dabble. Can he be enticed into obtaining gain gain application of of of a not true 9 like he did versus Barcelona? Arsenal are much closer at the ago, but I just think Chelsea can retrieve a time.”
