{"id":322225,"date":"2026-04-21T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=322225"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:48:00","slug":"arsenal-wenger-makes-confident-arsenal-premier-league-title-prediction-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/arsenal-wenger-makes-confident-arsenal-premier-league-title-prediction-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Wenger makes confident Arsenal Premier League title prediction | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsene Wenger was encouraged by Arsenal\u2019s performance against Manchester City (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal must be encouraged by an attack-minded performance against Manchester City and maintains all isn&#8217;t lost of their quest to win the Premier League title. <\/p>\n<p>After leading the best way for the vast majority of the season, the Gunners will slip back into second place on Wednesday night should Pep Guardioala\u2019s men complete what is anticipated to be a routine win against Burnley. <\/p>\n<p>Defeat on the Etihad on Sunday represented a fourth successive domestic defeat and added more weight to the fears that the wheels are coming off just because the ending line zooms into view.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger, nevertheless, was heartened by the attacking intent his old club displayed against City and has urged Mikel Arteta to take the shackles off over the course of the run-in. <\/p>\n<p>With City still facing difficult fixtures at Bournemouth and Everton, the legendary former Arsenal manager is way from convinced Arsenal\u2019s title rivals will win all of their remaining games and urged the Gunners to make certain they&#8217;re ready to capitalise. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I consider that Arsenal will win the league,\u2019 Wenger said speaking at an Abbey Road Studios fund-raiser for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProjectTwinning\">ProjectTwinning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I deeply consider. It looks, to me, like commonsense. I like Eze, Odegaard, Havertz and Madueke attacking (intent on the Etihad). Manchester City is not going to make the proper run-in.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Wenger won three Premier League titles during his trophy-laden Arsenal managerial reigned that spanned 22-years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272071139.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28059159\" alt=\"Manchester City v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Erling Haaland\u2019s goal has put Man City accountable for the title race (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked if he missed the warmth of the battle and intensity of the rivalry he shared with Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, he added: \u2018I miss it each day. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I managed for 40 years. I miss the grass, the contact, the communication.\u201d Wenger emphasised he at all times looked forward. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018My luck in life (is) I used to be never attached to the past.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>With a Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid also on the horizon, there stays the potential for a wonderful end to the season, despite the recent setbacks that also included a shock FA Cup defeat at Southampton and a limp display within the Carabao Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are back in motion against Newcastle on Saturday evening once they could open up a three-point lead with City in FA Cup motion at Wembley. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272063966.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28059176\" alt=\"Manchester City v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal have lost 4 successive domestic games (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a extremely disappointing result, and the way that it happened,\u2019 Arteta said after a gutting 2-1 defeat against the brand new title favourties. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had a extremely strong performance, got a lot into the sport, we got here back from a goal down. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Emotionally, we handled the sport so well, and had the sport where we wanted it. We had the perfect probabilities of the sport, didn\u2019t put them away, and that was the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fixturesnew-6d88.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28059201\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Man City play their game in-hand against Burnley on Wednesday (Picture: Metro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked whether the missed probabilities made the result harder to take, or gave him reason to be optimistic, he said: \u2018A little bit of each, because we created big situations against a team that concedes little or no, and we\u2019ve gone into it the correct way. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018But at the top, to win or not win is about moments, and once they had moments, they put them at the back of the online and that was the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We lost a possibility today to win, I feel we used the chance to point out what we&#8217;re made from, and the way we\u2019re going to compete and the extent of the team. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now we&#8217;ve got one other five to go, so it\u2019s a brand new Premier League now, they&#8217;ve a game in hand and we&#8217;ve got three points in hand \u2013 so, game on.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea urged to make shock offer to sign \u2018amazing\u2019 Manchester City legend<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd to launch \u00a335m offer to sign \u2018the brand new Estevao\u2019 ahead of Man City and Arsenal<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Nicky Butt reveals \u00a340million Chelsea flop was a \u2018disgrace\u2019 at Man Utd<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsene Wenger was encouraged by Arsenal\u2019s performance against Manchester City (Picture: Getty) Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal must be encouraged by an attack-minded performance against Manchester City and maintains all isn&#8217;t lost of their quest to win the Premier League title. 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