While Arsenal’s consistency has put them ahead of Manchester City, United and Liverpool in the table, Scholes argued that their inability to beat their direct rivals in key matches diminishes their achievements. A recent draw between Manchester City and Everton has put thetitle in Arsenal's hands, but the United legend remains unconvinced by their pedigree.
"You don’t always have to beat the top teams - they’ve not beat City and Liverpool, the best teams for the last four, five, six years," Scholes explained. "That’s why I don’t think people will speak about them being a great team. I know you can get away with not winning those games, of course you can, but to be a great team, you’ve got to go and beat these teams. They won’t have beaten City, won’t have beaten Liverpool, United beat them."