Paul Merson thinks Arsenal were “outstanding” in their 3-2 victory over Liverpool on Sunday as he’s left pondering whether they can win the title.
The Gunners produced a dominant second-half display to beat Jurgen Klopp’s side and reclaim their place at the top of the Premier League table.
Liverpool were perhaps unfortunate to be trailing 2-1 at the half-time inteval with Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka scoring either side of a Darwin Nunez strike.
Roberto Firmino scored against the run of play to make it 2-2 but Saka scored from the penalty spot to give Arsenal the win to take them 14 points clear of tenth-placed Liverpool.
Merson was particuarly impressed by the way Arsenal saw out the game, after making it 3-2, against a side who finished as Premier League runners-up last season on 92 points.
“I thought they were outstanding,” Merson told Sky Sports.
“I thought they started really well, got out of the blocks quickly and scored early doors. I thought Arsenal’s management of the game [after they scored the third] was phenomenal. Once they were 3-2 up there was never really a threat from Liverpool.
“And you are talking about a very young, inexperienced team at the end there. I was so impressed. they are top of the league, another game gone, they just need to keep on doing what they are doing. I have never seen this place like this [or at least] not for a long, long, time. It’s absolutely buzzing.
“As long as they stay on the coat tails of Manchester City, you never know. We’ve seen Leicester win the Premier League [in the past].”
The victory over Liverpool, which puts them a point ahead of Manchester City, has Merson pondering whether Arsenal can now push on and win the Premier League title.
“This is a good young team, they just need to stay fit,” Merson added. “I honestly thought this was going to be a harder game than the Tottenham game and they have come through it. It’s another tick in the box.
“They’ve come back from the loss to Manchester United and they have bounced back with back-to-back wins. Who knows what could happen?
“Every one of the players is playing with a lot of confidence. Every one of the players is playing to the best of their ability.
“They’ve started really well and there is a long way to go, they have played three big teams, lost to United but have gone and beaten Tottenham and Liverpool so I could not speak highly enough of this team, and it’s a young team as well.”
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