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Redknapp: Arsenal can challenge
- Updated: November 25, 2016
In a frantic and unpredictable Premier League title race, Arsenal have a chance to mount a serious challenge for the crown, says Jamie Redknapp.
It has been such an unpredictable season so far. I said at the start of the year that there are seven or eight runners in the Premier League title race and I’ve not changed my mind. It’s very difficult to call, but Arsenal are definitely one of them.
They look stronger. They have real game-changers in Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, and Olivier Giroud is looking like a good option off the bench.
The defence looks better than it’s ever looked, too. It was difficult to see them winning the league with Per Mertesacker in the team, but Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi look like the real deal.
Yes, the last few weeks have been tricky for Arsene Wenger’s side, but things change so quickly in this league. You only have to look at Manchester City. People were saying they could be the new Invincibles earlier this season, but it doesn’t work like that. It’s going to be a war of attrition.
Some people said Arsenal had to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford to prove themselves, but I didn’t subscribe to that. They didn’t play well, but that ground has been like a graveyard for them over the years. The main thing was to avoid getting beaten, and that’s what they did.
With that late header from Giroud, it will have felt like a win. Believe me, I’ve been in the same situation myself. It doesn’t matter how …
