**Galatasaray skipper Ilkay Gundogan has reminded Premier League leaders Arsenal that Manchester City pose a grave threat to their title chances this term.**
Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to four points at the weekend after Manchester United beat the Gunners on their own patch, with Manchester City returning to winning ways against Wolves.
City made a slow start to January but the Gunners have themselves been far from the perfect in the Premier League in recent weeks, giving the Blues a renewed lifeline in the title race after throwing away a one-goal lead against United at the Emirates Stadium.
Pep Guardiola and co will know they only need to focus on themselves and take it one game at a time as the jury also remains out on whether a new-look Manchester City dressing room that lost as many leaders as it did last summer can actually run the marathon this time.
City are dealing with a concerning list of injuries in defence, with Ruben Dias, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol all set to remain unavailable against Tottenham this weekend – alongside Jeremy Doku, who went off with a calf injury against Galatasaray on Wednesday and is unlikely to recover in time.
Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi were ineligible to feature on Wednesday night as goals from Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki secured a crucial 2-0 win for Manchester City over Galatasaray and helped the Blues progress directly to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 stage by avoiding the play-offs.
Semenyo and Guehi, who have both taken no time to adapt to life in Manchester, are in line to return to the lineup against Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, with little room for error left for title-chasing City in a race with Arsenal.
Giving his two cents on whether City can usurp Arsenal once again after Galatasaray came up short against the club he captained to a treble in 2023, Ilkay Gundogan said: “I think so, yeah,” in conversation with [TNT Sports](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/).
“I think they have momentum and the past has always shown once they get momentum, it’s very difficult to get something against them.
“They can go for a long winning streak and it looks like they have to because both teams play a very high level. That’s why the Premier League is also one of the most exciting leagues because you have all these teams, and it feels at the moment everyone can get something against everyone.
“It’s a special league, amazing to watch in front of the TV, that’s why I’m following – it’s exciting. But obviously, I wish Manchester City are able to do it.”
City need to put a winning run together to maintain the pressure on Arsenal, who have looked a shadow of themselves so far in 2026 in the Premier League and could again crumble should the Blues come knocking on their door as the season progresses.