Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez has given an honest assessment of Arsenal's Premier League title credentials this season.
The Gunners have been City's main threat to their ambitions of retaining the Premier League title so far this season with Mikel Arteta's side having lost just once in the English top-flight. Pep Guardiola's side have won the title four times in the last five seasons, with Liverpool winning the title in the 2019/20 campaign.
City's dominance has seen them average 92 points each season since Guardiola took charge at the Etihad Stadium, but Arsenal are keeping pace with them at present. The Gunners can move back to the Premier League summit with a win against Nottingham Forest this afternoon (Sunday), but Arteta will be hoping his side will need to bounce back following two disappointing results against Southampton and PSV Eindhoven.
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The Gunners were set to take on City earlier this month but the clash was postponed to allow Arsenal to play their earlier postponed Europa League fixture against PSV at the Emirates Stadium. Arteta has been able to improve the performance levels of many players in his team including Granit Xhaka, whilst the additions of William Saliba and former City duo Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus have helped the north London outfit challenge at the top of the table.
Mahrez is fully aware of the threat Arsenal pose to City's title ambitions this season, whilst Liverpool and Chelsea languish further down the table. When assessing the Premier League title race, Mahrez said: “I think Arsenal are very good. All of the top six really.
"Even Liverpool, they are away from us at the moment, but I still think they can be there at the end of the season. All the top six can challenge us for the Premier League title and all of the other trophies."
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