Oleksandr Zinchenko says some of his Arsenal team-mates laughed at him when he said in the summer that they could challenge for the Premier League title.
Zinchenko joined the Gunners in a £32million transfer from Manchester City in July. The Ukraine international won four Premier League titles under Pep Guardiola and was eager to bring that winning mentality to his new club.
Fast-forward to the present day and he has just played a pivotal role in Arsenal ’s 3-2 win over Manchester United which put the Gunners five points clear of his old club, with a game in hand. Arsenal have taken 50 points from 19 games – the club’s best ever points total at this stage – and are now the bookies’ favourites for the title.
