Owen Hargreaves believes Manchester City’s experience is a key advantage over Arsenal within the Premier League title race.
City cut Arsenal’s lead at the highest of the Premier League right down to two points on Saturday night as Antoine Semenyo’s goal sealed a 1-0 victory over Leeds United at Elland Road.
Arsenal have the possibility to revive their five-point advantage once they host Chelsea on the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
‘I believe the one thing City have of their favour… they’ve got Pep,’ Hargreaves told Premier League Productions.
‘They’ve got Donnarumma, who proved it at PSG last season, they’ve got Haaland, they’ve got Rodri, they’ve got guys who’ve been there and done it.
‘The one thing Arsenal don’t have is that – they don’t have the experience.
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‘But they’ve a bonus with the points in the intervening time, it’s small, you obviously take a look at that game [Man City vs Arsenal] on the Etihad.
‘For me it still appears like Arsenal’s to win.’
Meanwhile, Shay Given believes Pep Guardiola will leave City in the summertime if he guides the club to the Premier League title this season.
‘They [Arsenal] probably have the stronger squad because they’ve two or three players for each position, it seems,’ Given said.
‘But Pep was interesting at his press conference [on Friday], what does Arteta must do to get his hands on the trophy, he said, ‘I’m not going to inform him what to do’, because he’s got his eyes on the very same trophy.
‘It’s amazing, whatever team wins their remaining games wins the Premier League, it’s so simple as that.
‘City are very much within the race and I’d edge towards City. I just feel they’ve been there before and Guardiola feels he desires to get his hands on it, a bit like when Fergie left [Manchester United], I’ve got a sense he might leave if he does win the Premier League this season because he’s rebuilt his team now and it’s a possibility for another person to are available in after him, but he desires to exit on a high little doubt.’
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