‘They are winning it’: Wayne Rooney makes Premier League title prediction between Arsenal and Man City
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes Manchester City will pip Arsenal to the Premier League title, though he hopes the Gunners finish top.
Mikel Arteta’s side have an eight-point lead at the top of the table heading into the final quarter of the season.
It’s a position few could have forecasted the Gunners being in given they finished fifth last season and the Spaniard deserves huge credit for even getting the club into a title race.
But with such a healthy lead at the top, the pressure will now turn on the Gunners to see if they can end their 19-year wait for a league title.
While City, having won four of the last five championships, are well versed in title races, Arsenal haven’t experienced one in a generation.
It was Rooney’s United that often saw off Arsenal during the forward’s time at Old Trafford.
And though he says he hopes the Gunners win it, he feels City’s experience will see Guardiola’s men come out on top.
‘I think it’s going to be intriguing because Arsenal have not been in this position for a long time and it can be a lot of pressure that goes with that,’ Rooney told CNN.
‘Certainly when you start getting into the last seven or eight games of the season that’s when the pressure starts. I’m really interested to see if they can sustain what they’ve been doing all season.
‘I think Manchester City will be there. They’ve won the league the last few years, they’ve won titles, they have a very experienced coach in winning titles in Guardiola so I’m intrigued to see if Arsenal hold out or if City can use their experience in previous years and nick the title off them.
‘I think City will pip them to it. I think United are almost out of it now – not fully – but almost. If you’re asking me who I want to win it between Arsenal and City, then I hope Arsenal do win it.’
Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of William Saliba before the visit of Leeds United to the Emirates this weekend.
The Frenchman was not in training today, though there was better news on Thomas Partey as the Ghanaian participated with the main group.
