Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Granit Xhaka have been likened to Manchester City stars Kevin de Bruyne and Bernardo Silva during the Gunners' clash against Southampton on Sunday. Mikel Arteta went into the game looking to reclaim a four-point lead over the champions at the top.
The Spaniard has got his side playing at the top of their game at the start of the season, earning nine wins and one loss in ten games in the lead-up to the clash. If they are to make a push for the title, they will have to overcome City, who dropped points last week against Liverpool but responded with a 3-1 victory over Brighton on Saturday.
Arteta has been coy on their chances at the top but admitted squad depth and the schedule could be key to being competitive: "It will depend on a lot of factors. How players are performing, the injuries that you have, what happens in that World Cup - there are a lot of questions there that we don't know the answer to. We are planning to have the right resources, but again it's never happened. We have to hold the experience and try our best to get the right outcome."
