Mikel Arteta has pushed back against Roy Keane’s assertion that Arsenal have already secured the Premier League title.
Arsenal currently hold a five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table as they prepare for Saturday’s 12:30pm clash away to Aston Villa.
Despite their strong position — backed by a formidable defensive record that has seen them concede only seven goals in 14 league matches — Arteta refused to entertain Keane’s bold prediction.
Earlier this week on The Overlap, Keane declared: “The league is over. It’s over. The league is over.”
However, when asked about Keane’s comments, Arteta told Metro: “I don’t know, we know the reality, we know the reality that we play every three days and the quality of opposition we have and how tough it is to win a football match.
“We sense it three days before, the week before and that’s the reality of the league.
Just try to be as good as we can every day and go day by day.”
When questioned about Aston Villa’s impressive form and whether it highlights the challenges ahead for Arsenal, Arteta responded: “Yeah, exactly that.
I fully agree with that, there’s the level then the schedule each team has had.
Which games have they played at home or away and against certain opposition, there are a lot of factors and we’re still very early in the season.”