Arsenal have been warned that “anything can happen” in the Premier League title race as the season enters the home stretch.
The Gunners go into the international break with an eight-point advantage at the top of the table, though Manchester City do have a game in hand and will host Arsenal at the Etihad next month.
Mikel Arteta’s side cruised past Crystal Palace on Sunday to make it six League wins on the bounce since they were beaten by City at the Emirates, with confidence growing in north London that the title could be won for the first time since the Invincibles in 2004.
However, Arsenal still have to face City, Liverpool and Newcastle away from home, and former striker Eduardo has urged the Gunners to use recent seasons as a lesson that significant leads can be lost.
“I can’t guarantee that Arsenal will win the league, although there’s a huge chance,” Eduardo told Betway.
“But if you stop and rewind a little bit, a few seasons ago Liverpool were 10 points ahead of Manchester City and City still won the league. So if Arsenal want to win the league, they need to be very focused and not afford to drop any points like Liverpool did.
“Anything can happen, it can either go south or it could go really well where Arsenal win the league with games in hand. I just hope they win it, they have a massive chance.”
Eduardo spent three seasons at Arsenal, and was part of a team that was top of the Premier League in February 2008 before he suffered a horrific leg break against Birmingham. The Gunners’ form fell apart in the weeks that followed, with Arsene Wenger’s side finishing the season in third.
The striker hopes his former side can maintain their charge this season, and singled out Oleksandr Zinchenko for particular praise as he hailed the impact the summer signing from Manchester City has had on the Gunners.
“The way he penetrates the opposition with his movement is great, and it must come from being part of the Pep Guardiola university before,” Eduardo said. “The things he does on the pitch really confuse the opposition.
“Martin Odegaard for me is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, but again Zinchenko is the one who has impressed me the most.”
