The maths is clear for Mikel Arteta’s title chasing stars.
Win their next eight games - which includes a trip to direct rivals Manchester City - and they will be champions. Or if they want to take a more dramatic route to the last game - assuming City put in a perfect finish - they can lose one and draw one, and still end up top.
They face four of the top seven, but also four relegation contenders. So what does history tell us about Arsenal's quest for glory? The percentages are against it being a perfect run in… but then again this is a new fearless Arsenal who appear unburdened by the past, ripping up the rule book.
