Arsenal centre-back William Saliba has opened up on their faltering title bid with Liverpool set to seal a record-equalling 20th English top-flight crown.
Arsenal defender William Saliba speaks to the media
William Saliba has opened up on Arsenal's faltering title bid with Liverpool now 15 points clear of the Gunners
Arsenal centre-back William Saliba has admitted that the Gunners "don't deserve" to be top of the Premier League table ahead of Liverpool. Mikel Arteta's side sit second behind the league-leading Reds who they trail by 15 points.
Arne Slot's dominant Liverpool team have lost just one league match all season, a 1-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in September. The Reds' strong performances under their Dutch manager could lead to a league and Carabao Cup double this season.
And Saliba has opened up on how he sees the Gunners' gap to Liverpool in the top-flight table, crediting the Reds for their domestic dominance.
"If they [Liverpool] are first it is because they did something that we didn't do. Of course there is a big gap," he said. at the Gunners' pre-match press conference on Tuesday before facing PSV Eindhoven.
"We have to keep going. They are so good as well. I think this season, we don't deserve to be at the top. We have to keep going. We are second and there is a Champions League as well, we will push."
Arsenal and Liverpool were on course to meet each other in the Champions League semi-finals after they were placed in the same side of the knockout draw, but whilst Arsenal are set to cruise into the quarter-finals, having trounced PSV 7-1 in the first leg, the Reds have been eliminated after they crashed out to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties at Anfield on Tuesday evening.