Mikel Arteta claims Man City clash won't decide Premier League title
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has rejected the idea that Wednesday night’s clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium will decide the Premier League title. The Gunners have led the league for most of the season, having established themselves as serious title contenders for the first time since the 2007/08 campaign. But three successive draws against Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton have opened the door for City. Arsenal had led 2-0 against both Liverpool and West Ham, before allowing their opponents back into those Game s. A 3-3 tie with Southampton last Friday was then the result of a late Gunners comeback after initially unthinkably going 3-1 down at home against the league’s bottom club. With City taking 25 points from the last 27 on offer, a run which has included a win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in February, the previously sizeable gap between the top two has shrunk. Ahead of Wednesday night, it stands at five points, while City have two games in hand. Should G...