Rio Ferdinand has revealed who he wants to win the Premier League title between Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City.
The Gunners moved four points clear at the top of the table on Sunday afternoon, courtesy of a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta’s team now sit seven points clear of Liverpool and six above City, as they start to build something of an unassailable lead.
The North Londoners are now favourites to win the piece of silverware that has eluded them since 2004, although not everyone is keen on this materialising.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 1 |  ArsenalArsenal | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 |  BournemouthBournemouth | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 |  TottenhamTottenham | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 |  SunderlandSunderland | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 |  Manchester CityManchester City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 |  Manchester UnitedManchester United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
Rio Ferdinand wants Arsenal to win the Premier League this season
Arsenal have been vilified for their style of play over the last couple of weeks.
Many fans and pundits have lamented the Gunners for consistently scoring from set-pieces and for building the success of their team around their defensive resilience.
This has, unsurprisingly, prompted many to root for Arteta’s side’s rivals, who are currently struggling to put a run of results together to topple the North London outfit.
Several pundits are resigned to Arsenal winning the league, although former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has surprisingly revealed that he’s actually supporting the Gunners right now.
“I would like Arsenal to win the league instead of Man City or Liverpool,” he said on Rio Ferdinand Presents.
“If there are those three teams going for it, I’m an Arsenal fan right now for that.”
Given Ferdinand is a United legend, him rooting against the Red Devils’ two biggest rivals shouldn’t come as a particularly significant shock.
However, the pundit has expressed a distaste for Arsenal in the past, so this still marks a slight change from his general sentiment towards the Gunners.
Rio Ferdinand believes there are two reasons why Arsenal can win the league
Liverpool have now lost four consecutive games in the Premier League, and Arne Slot has subsequently started to come under some pressure.
The Merseysiders have not yet found cohesion with their new players, while their defence looks increasingly vulnerable in transition.
Meanwhile, Manchester City are heavily reliant on Erling Haaland sustaining his absurd form, which doesn’t appear to be likely, as good as he is.
Ferdinand believes that these rival teams’ frailties, along with Arsenal’s experience of just coming up short in previous seasons, are the two reasons why the Gunners will last the course this campaign.
“I think you’re [Arsenal] going to win it,” he said.
“And there’s two reasons why. I think that you’re going to be consistent and you’ve got the experience of going the course, before being pipped at the end, but you’ve gone the course for the last couple of seasons and you’ve got experienced players that know what that feels like, right?
“Yeah. And they don’t want that again. So, that’s a good thing in your squad right now. There’s a hunger. And the greatest thing that’s going for you right now is that I don’t see anyone else being able to stay the pace.”
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