By Football365
Published on 2026-04-23 07:58:00
Arsenal legend Paul Merson believes his old club still have a major advantage over Manchester City in the Premier League title race, despite dropping to second in the table on Wednesday night.
City’s 1-0 win at Burnley relegated the Clarets but, more importantly for Pep Guardiola’s side, saw them leapfrog the Gunners into top spot with only five games of the season remaining.
The two teams are now level on 70 points and goal difference, with Man City top by virtue of goals scored, although Merson feels the result at Turf Moor is not quite as bad as it could have been for Arsenal.
And his latest column for Sky Sports, Merson believes there is every chance the title could be decided by goal difference and that City failed to boost…
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