Arsenal will fall short in Premier League title race as Liverpool and Manchester City have 'better fixtures', claims Danny Murphy | 0TFOKAX | 2024-04-04 16:08:01
Danny Murphy can't see Arsenal beating Liverpool and Manchester City to the Premier League title and has pinpointed three fixtures that would derail the Gunners.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City are separated by just three points after 29 video games however ex-England midfielder Murphy believes Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola's sides have considerably simpler run-ins.
All three title contenders are in action in midweek, with current leaders Liverpool hosting Sheffield United, Arsenal dealing with Luton Town and Manchester Metropolis welcoming Aston Villa to the Etihad Stadium.
Murphy says the title race is popping right into a 'real ding dong' however reckons the fixture record favours Liverpool – bidding to win the title in Jurgen Klopp's final season at Anfield – and Man Metropolis, trying to clinch a document fourth successive Premier League.
The 47-year-old pinpointed Arsenal's away fixtures at Brighton, Manchester United and north London rivals Tottenham as potential banana skins for Mikel Arteta's aspect.
'That is what we would like from a Premier League title race,' Murphy stated on talkSPORT. 'Until you're a Man Metropolis fan you in all probability need someone else to win it.&
'I needed Arsenal to win it final yr, for instance. It's not that I don't admire Man Metropolis, in fact I do, it's an outstanding staff with an incredible manager. But we'd like that competition in the Premier League and that is turning into a real ding dong.&
'I don't assume Arsenal will recover from the road, simply because of the fixtures. They've acquired to go to Tottenham, Previous Trafford and Brighton&
'They're three robust away video games they usually'll need to be bang on it to win them all. I feel Liverpool and Man City's run-in is simpler.&
'I feel Liverpool have a hell of a very good run-in, it's only that Tottenham recreation that may worry me for them. Man City have a reasonably good one as properly.&
'I feel the most effective thing that happened for Liverpool was getting knocked out of the FA Cup because that may have given them a right good kick up the bum. I don't see Liverpool making that mistake again, they are too good for United.'&
</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Come the top of the season, final Sunday's occasions at Anfield and the Etihad may be seen as an important moment as Liverpool came from behind to beat Brighton and Arsenal held Man City to a goalless draw.
Two points clear at the prime of the desk, Liverpool could also be seen as favourites for the title however Klopp has performed down the suggestion.
'I'm pretty positive once we lost at Arsenal we weren't favourites after that matchday,' Klopp stated at his pre-match press convention on Wednesday.
'Some of the essential things for getting via this era is simply ignore the surface mess. As this goes up and down, and the emotion and these sorts of issues, we've to be professional. We've to be emotional but in the best approach.'
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