Owen Hargreaves names Man City ‘advantage’ over Arsenal in Premier League title race | Football

Owen Hargreaves believes Manchester City’s experience is a key advantage over Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

City cut Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League 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 chance to restore their five-point advantage when they host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

‘I think the one thing City have in 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 have been there and done it.

‘The only thing Arsenal don’t have is that – they don’t have the experience.

‘But they have an advantage with the points at the moment, it’s small, you obviously look at that game [Man City vs Arsenal] at the Etihad.

‘For me it still feels like Arsenal’s to win.’

Meanwhile, Shay Given believes Pep Guardiola will leave City in the summer if he guides the club to the Premier League title this season.

‘They [Arsenal] probably have the stronger squad because they have two or three players for every position, it seems,’ Given said.

‘But Pep was interesting at his press conference [on Friday], what does Arteta need to do to get his hands on the trophy, he said, ‘I’m not going to tell him what to do’, because he’s got his eyes on the exact same trophy.

‘It’s amazing, whatever team wins their remaining games wins the Premier League, it’s as simple as that.

‘City are very much in the race and I would edge towards City. I just feel they’ve been there before and Guardiola feels he wants to get his hands on it, a bit like when Fergie left [Manchester United], I’ve got a feeling he might leave if he does win the Premier League this season because he’s rebuilt his team now and it’s an opportunity for someone else to come in after him, but he wants to go out on a high no doubt.’

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