Dan Burn believes Manchester City are the team to beat in the Premier League title race. Arsenal were eight points clear last month but dropping points to Everton and Brentford has allowed Pep Guardiola to close the gap.
Just three points separate the two sides ahead of a mouth-watering clash at the Emirates Stadium. Should City win, they will move to the top of the league for the first time since August.
Newcastle United were tucked behind the two front-runners not long ago but a run of one win from six games has cut them adrift. Eddie Howe’s side are 10 points behind the Gunners - despite playing an extra game - as attention turns to the Champions League race.
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Toon defender Burn has weighed in on the Premier League run-in and is backing the reigning champions to secure another top-flight crown. Another league title would be City’s fifth in six seasons to further accentuate the era of dominance under Guardiola.
“It’s one of the biggest games we’ve (English football) had in years,” Burn told Premier League Productions. “Arsenal were obviously eight points clear at one stage but Man City have brought it back really quickly.
“The thing with City is they’ve got players who have played in these kind of games before. They’ve got the experience of winning these big games, winning league titles and chasing teams down. Arsenal don’t have that and we saw them just miss out on the Champions League towards the end of last season.
“That experience will come because Arsenal have a really young team right now. But I just look at Man City and think it doesn’t really matter how many points behind they are, they’re still the ones to beat.”
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