Few people would have predicted just how good Arsenal have been this season.
Mikel Arteta's side find themselves locked in a fierce Premier League title battle with Manchester City, currently sitting eight points ahead of Pep Guardiola's men with just two months of the season to go. One man that did predict the north London outfit's title charge was Gunners icon Paul Merson.
Writing for the Daily Star back in January 2022, Merson said: "Piers Morgan is living in the past saying Arsenal should sack Mikel Arteta if they don't finish in the top four. They're one signing away from being title contenders next season if they can the goalscorer they need - and they have the money to do it.
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"I know where Piers is coming from when they're playing once a week, and they're basically out of every competition already this season. But this is a young team. This is what you're going to get.
"They will play unbelievably one week and then be awful the next." Of course, Arsenal did miss out on a top-four finish last term but they still backed Arteta in the transfer market, bringing in the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City.
Since then, the Gunners have won 23 of their 29 league fixtures, accruing a hugely impressive 72 points - meaning they have the sixth-best record from 29 matches in Premier League history. Next up for the Gunners is a crucial match against Liverpool at Anfield, a ground they haven't secured a league victory at since 2012 - when Arteta was still playing.
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