**Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand believes that Arsenal will win the league title by “any means necessary”.**
He believes the Gunners won’t make it easy for themselves, but he is backing them to get over the line, and he thinks it could give them the platform to go on to do even better things:
“I think Arsenal will win this title by hook or by crook. I think they win it by any means necessary.”
“I think the following year, with that confidence and the silverware, they become a different beast altogether and even more of a harder team to play against.”
Timber has spoken about title nerves
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Arsenal laboured to a [**2-1 win over Chelsea**](https://goonernews.com/blog/arsenal-player-ratings-chelsea-4/) last weekend, despite the fact that their opponents ended the match with only ten men.
Jurrien Timber says that the squad is definitely facing issues with anxiety, and it has already impacted some results:
“It happened as well this season that we got through it when it got nervous, but also a couple of times we didn’t. It is part of the game, and you have to understand what happens in the moment and the energy within the place, within the crowd, anxiety.”
Arsenal need to find a way to get over the finish line
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Ferdinand has suggested that the Gunners will have to grind out results and do whatever is necessary to come out on top in their battle against Manchester City.
Of course, that is easier said than done, but a lot of it boils down to character and resilience. As Timber mentions, they have withstood the pressure sometimes, but buckled in other moments.
Arsenal still have an advantage over City, and the key is to make sure they do just enough to end the season in 1st place.
[**Read more about the Arsenal First Team Squad for 2025/26 here**](https://goonernews.com/blog/arsenal-first-team-squad/)