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Kieran Horn

'You can smell it' - Rio Ferdinand makes Arsenal Premier League title claim after Chelsea win

Arsenal strengthened their claim on a Premier League title challenge after they put in an immaculate performance against Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend. A goal from Gabriel Magalhaes midway through the second half settled the contest and placed Arsenal back at the top of the league.

With just one Premier League game to go until the World Cup break, Mikel Arteta is understandably hoping that there was no pause to the domestic season at all as his Arsenal side continue to ride the crest of a wave after securing their 16th win out of a possible 19 in all competitions so far this season.

The claims at the start of the season were that Arsenal had not played anyone particularly strong and when Manchester United stopped their five-game winning run, it seemed to quash any early title talk. But since that defeat the Gunners have not lost in the Premier League and have beaten Liverpool, Spurs and now Chelsea, which also saw them break a long-standing unwanted record.

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