Arsenal have nine games to get themselves over the line in the race for the Premier League title this season, with things currently in their hands. The Gunners sit eight points clear of rivals Manchester City, having played one game extra heading into the final run-in.
Should Pep Guardiola manage to win that game in hand, the gap reduces to five points, with a head-to-head win later down the line leaving a one game swing between the two. It's a lot of assumption, but for Arsenal fans, the reality they are predicting is needing to keep that gap there.
It means any other points dropped could throw a spanner in the works over the title run, with the likes of Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea still to play. "What we can control is what we can do," Mikel Arteta said after victory over Leeds last weekend, taking games one at a time.
