In the match of round 24 of the Premier League, Arsenal created a big surprise when defeating Man City with a score of 5-1. The overwhelming victory helped Arteta and his team continue to maintain the 2nd position, while Man City is ranked 5th, 9 points behind the "Gunners".
While Arsenal have beaten Man City, former player Ian Wright has a different opinion. He believes that the Citizens are above the Londoners, according to Metro: “I don’t believe we are City’s rivals. City are way ahead of us in what they’re doing. I think they’re Liverpool’s number one rival.
Just because we caught up with them and are trying to catch up with them, suddenly people think it's a race.”
Over the past 7 Premier League seasons, Man City have dominated with 6 championships. Only Liverpool have won the title during this time, with the title in the 2019-2020 season. As for Arsenal, they have only finished second twice and have not been able to win the Premier League in the past 21 years.
Ian Wright also commented that Liverpool will find it very difficult to dethrone them in the Premier League this year: “Liverpool will look at the 5-1 win and think Arsenal played impressively. But don’t forget that Liverpool are in control of their own destiny.
They have experienced players and hungry young players in the squad. They know how to finish the season perfectly. Only a big, big mistake by Liverpool will give Arsenal a chance."
