Richard Dunne doesn’t believe Arsenal will win the Premier League this season and says that Liverpool are still Manchester City’s biggest challengers.
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12 games into the campaign and it appears we’re in for a cracking title race with just three points separating the top five teams.
City lead the way on 28, ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal on 27, Tottenham on 26 and Aston Villa on 25.
And it could all change after this weekend, with City hosting Liverpool on Saturday before Arsenal travel to Brentford, while Spurs take on Villa in North London on Sunday.
Many believe the Citizens will triumph again but there is debate over who will run them the closest, with many tipping either the Gunners or the Reds to do so.
Former City captain Dunne believes it will be Jurgen Klopp’s men, rationalising that there are too many question marks surrounding Mikel Arteta’s team.
‘City and Liverpool will be up there,’ Dunne told Betway when asked about the title race and who his former side’s biggest challengers would be.
‘I’m still not sure about Arsenal and if they can compete in all the different competitions. Is their squad big enough?
‘People have already spoken about their lack of a centre forward. They’ve created their own problems in the goalkeeping department, which now seems to be a big issue.
‘Tottenham have shown they’re just not strong enough with a few injuries. I’m more inclined to go with Liverpool.’
Arsenal are looking to strengthen in the January window, with Villa’s Douglas Luiz a name on their radar, and Dunne expects the defensive midfielder – who was previously on the books of City – to make a move in the near-future.
‘Luiz will have Champions League ambition. He will know soon enough if he can do that at Villa,’ he added.
‘There are certain clubs that need that position covering, so I expect he will be sought after in the January transfer window – if not, the summer.’
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