Arsenal remain favourites in the Premier League outright winner odds but were eased to 4/11 after being upset by Manchester United at Emirates Stadium . The Red Devils handed the Gunners a first home loss of the season as spectacular second-half strikes by Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha helped them to prevail 3-2.
Arsenal
That left Mikel Arteta’s men four points clear at the summit but without a win in three league games following previous 0-0 draws against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Former captain Patrick Vieira , three times a title winner and now working as a Sky Sports pundit, commented that there are “questions about the mental strength of the team”.
Asked for his response, Arteta said: “That’s fine. We accept every opinion, where it’s coming from. They have the right reason to say it. “At the end, we have to show the mental strength that we have on the pitch when it comes to a match day.”
Man United
Carrick Maintains Perfect Start
Martin Zubimendi’s dreadful error gifted an equaliser to Bryan Mbeumo after a Lisandro Martinez own goal had put Arsenal ahead. Dorgu put United in front with an outrageous strike off the underside of the bar, Mikel Merino levelled things up late on, but Cunha had the last word for the visitors with another superb score.
The Red Devils are 12 points off the pace and 40/1 for a shock title triumph after making it back-to-back wins under interim boss Michael Carrick.
He said: “The goals were fantastic goals, some of the football was good, and we looked dangerous at certain times. There’s other times you have to defend. It was a performance with a bit of everything.”
The Challengers
City And Villa Cut Gap At Top
Man City
Manchester City and Aston Villa are four points behind the Gunners and can be backed at 11/4 and 14/1 respectively in the Premier League outright winner odds.
The Blues bounced back from their derby defeat by United and a Champions League loss at Bodo Glimt with a 2-0 home victory over Wolves, with Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo hitting the target in the opening period. Pep Guardiola commented, “The energy was really good in the first half. The last 20-25 minutes were a bit flat but, but considering the amount of games, it was a good result.”
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Villa boosted their hopes of staying in the hunt when winning by the same scoreline at Newcastle, where Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins did the damage.
Head coach Unai Emery said: “Of course, we are competing against Arsenal, we are competing against Manchester City…wow, the power they have. “But we are competing, and we are there. We are getting points.”
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