Arsenal legend Ian Wright makes title prediction and names Premier League’s ‘best player’ on current form

Ian Wright says helium is sticking with his prediction that Arsenal volition triumph the Premier League title, contempt their slump successful signifier during Martin Odegaard’s lack from the side.

Odegaard’s frustrating wounded layoff coincided with a desperately mediocre tally of results for Arsenal, with Mikel Arteta’s men already dropping points successful six matches astatine this aboriginal signifier of the campaign.

The northbound London outfit person been fortunate that champions Manchester City person besides endured an extraordinarily disappointing commencement to the season, containing the longest losing streak of Pep Guardiola’s full managerial career.

However, Arne Slot has hardly enactment a ft incorrect since taking implicit the reins from Jurgen Klopp astatine top-of-the-table Liverpool and the Merseyside giants present clasp an imperious nine-point pb implicit fourth-placed Arsenal.

Enzo Maresca has besides enjoyed a promising commencement to his reign astatine Stamford Bridge and Chelsea beryllium 3rd aft 12 games, supra Arsenal connected extremity quality up of their clash with Aston Villa this weekend.

But Arsenal icon Wright has been encouraged by the Gunners’ performances since Odegaard’s instrumentality and is not changing his prediction aft tipping his erstwhile nine to travel retired connected apical backmost successful August connected The Overlap.

‘I’m not going to alteration my prediction,’ Wright said connected the latest occurrence of Wrighty’s House.

‘Not conscionable due to the fact that I privation it to hap truthful much, but I deliberation Arsenal needed this clip wherever they benignant of fell disconnected successful those results.

‘Odegaard getting injured, and them having to truly knuckle down, get the results done, past he’s travel backmost and present look astatine them.

‘Now, it’s conscionable chasing Liverpool, we’re chasing Liverpool.’

With Manchester City unrecognisable from the squad that won 4 consecutive titles, Liam Delap – a subordinate the champions fto spell for a interest of conscionable £20million – has been a revelation for Ipswich.

The 21-year-old has deed the crushed moving astatine Portman Road, notching up six goals and an assistance successful his archetypal 11 starts, and Wright believes the young guardant is the standout subordinate successful the part connected existent form.

The legendary ex-Arsenal and England striker besides gave peculiar notation to Carlos Baleba, who has impressed each play and caught the oculus successful Brighton’s caller 2-1 triumph implicit City.

‘It’s a amusive season. Can I conscionable say… the champion player, for me, that I’m seeing astatine the infinitesimal isolated from [Carlos] Baleba, I’ve got to notation Baleba astatine Brighton and his small cameo against City,’ Wright added.

‘But Delap. Liam Delap reminds maine of erstwhile John Hartson came to Arsenal erstwhile helium was similar 18 oregon 19.

‘He don’t attraction astir nobody! Very technical, strong… City person got a buyback clause connected him.’

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