Tim Sherwood believes that Arsenal will not lose the Premier League title if they were to beat Manchester City next weekend.
The former Premier League manager is confident that the Gunners still have enough to get the title over the line, but he did admit they need players back from injury.
Over the weekend, City closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to six points with a game in hand and ahead of the game at the Etihad Stadium.
But despite the pressure now being on them, Sherwood still thinks Mikel Arteta’s team have a chance to win, and that would guarantee the title.
Tim Sherwood thinks Arsenal can still win the Premier League
Tim Sherwood still believes that Arsenal have enough to win the Premier League title this season, and a win against Man City would seal it.
The former Spurs boss thinks that it is probably the biggest game Arsenal will ever play under Mikel Arteta, with the title winners being the winner of that match.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Sherwood said: “They’re capable of getting over the line. It is a huge game; Gary Neville said it there: It’s a cup final.
“It is the biggest cup final they’re ever going to play next week. If they win that game next week, they can win the league. Gary is absolutely right.
“They will not lose that Premier League if they win next week, so it is down to one game, but I think they need players back fit.”
Sherwood thinks that because Arsenal are not creating chances right now, they will need their defence back at full strength.
At the weekend, the Gunners were without Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori, and that seems to be really hurting them.
“I think they need Calafiori, and they need Timber, because if they’re not creating like they aren’t at the moment and scoring goals (they need to be defensively sound),” he added.
There has not been such an important Premier League fixture in many years, with the title race still wide open.
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