Arsenal 's richly-assembled squad is now in a place where it should be closer to challenge for the Premier League title this season.
That's an opinion held by Patrick Vieira, who believes the Gunners are now ready to compete at the top of the division following their opening day 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. It was an impressive performance from Mikel Arteta's side, who blew away their opponents during the first-half but only led by the odd goal at the interval thanks to Gabriel Martinelli's early header.
Palace put on some pressure during the second 45 minutes and went close through Eberechi Eze, but he was unable to beat Aaron Ramsdale. Marc Guehi's own-goal sealed the three points for the Gunners late on as they began the campaign with an important win at Selhurst Park.
