Arsenal (left), Manchester City (right), Harrry Redknapp (inset) - all images: Getty
Arsenal (left), Manchester City (right), Harrry Redknapp (inset) - all images: Getty
Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp reckons Arsenal are going to win the Premier League this season ahead of Manchester City. The Gunners haven't won the league title in 22 years.
After finishing second in the last three seasons, Mikel Arteta's side are looking good to end their title drought spanning more than two decades. Following a 1-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion in midweek, they are seven points clear of City at the top, having played a game more.
“They (Arsenal) will win the Premier League, I am sure," Redknapp said on talkSPORT (via Football365). "Man City are obviously still very good, but they are not as good as they were a couple of years back, in my opinion.
“De Bruyne, Stones been injured a lot, Walker, best right-back at the time, you know, they have some key one or two, they are not quite the same, in my opinion. They will be second, but I do think Arsenal will win it.”
The Gunners have won their last three league outings, while City dropped points in their most recent match, a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham Forest in midweek.
What's next for Arsenal?
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta looks on - Source: Getty
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta looks on - Source: Getty
While Arsenal are on a roll in the Premier League following their aforementioned win at Brighton & Hove Albion, they are also alive in three other competitions as they set their sights on an unprecedented quadruple.
Mikel Arteta's side next turn their attention to the FA Cup, where they visit League One strugglers Mannsfield Town on Saturday (March 7) for a place in the quarter-finals. The Gunners are record 14-time winners of the competition, having last won it in 2020 under their current boss.
Following the trip to the One Call Stadium, Arteta's side will be on the road again, visiting Bayer Leverkusen on March 11 in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg before the tie concludes at the Emirates six days later.
The Gunners created history in the competition earlier this season, becoming the first side to win all eight league phase games. Their best run in the Champions League is a runner-up finish in 2006, losing 2-1 to Barcelona after opening the scoring.
Last season, they lost 3-1 on aggregate to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain, who won the quadruple before losing 3-0 to Chelsea in the FIFA Club World Cup final.