Eight-time Premier League champion Gary Neville suggested the spring will be the real test of Arsenal's mettle as Premier League title contenders.
The Gunners have raced into a healthy lead at the top of the Premier League table as the season approaches its halfway mark. Mikel Arteta's men have won 14 of their 17 league games, with Neville's former club Manchester United the only opponents to beat them.
Arsenal missed a chance to temporarily move 10 points clear of reigning champions Manchester City as Newcastle held them to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Even before that game, though, Neville suggested the real test for Arteta and his team will come later in the season.