Stan Kroenke is set for a dilemma at Arsenal that he may not have been anticipating at the start of the season. Not only are the Gunners top of the table, they are eight points clear and in control of their fate during the run-in.
The challengers, last season's champions, Manchester City can move back to within five points should they win the game in hand over the league's pace setters throughout, but it's well and truly advantage Mikel Arteta at this stage.
Even with the pair set to face off against each other, with the potential for that to reduce the gap to just two points, Arsenal have it in their grasp. Having finished fifth last season, falling at the final hurdle in the race for the Champions League spots, Kroenke won't have been expecting a surge like the one that has ensued.
