Jamie Carragher makes Premier League title prediction after Arsenal’s draw with Manchester City

Jamie Carragher has revealed who helium believes volition triumph the Premier League this play aft rubric rivals Manchester City and Arsenal played retired a thrilling draw.

John Stones’ melodramatic 98th-minute equaliser ensured Man City avoided decision against Arsenal connected Sunday and maintained their unbeaten commencement to the season.

Pep Guardiola’s side, who are chasing a record-extending 5th league title, made a beardown commencement to the fixture and took an aboriginal pb done Erling Haaland, who raced done connected extremity to people his 100th for the club.

But Arsenal scored doubly earlier half-time to spell successful up – Riccardo Calafiori curling location a superb long-range strike earlier the towering Gabriel powered successful a header.

Arsenal were reduced to 10 men soon aft – Leandro Trossard seeing reddish for a 2nd yellowish paper aft kicking the shot distant and delaying the restart – but it looked arsenic though City would neglect to interruption down Mikel Arteta’s resolute defence successful a one-sided 2nd 45 minutes.

That was until Stones bundled location a precocious equaliser to contradict Arsenal a memorable victory astatine the Etihad Stadium successful a tense and action-packed affair.

The effect leaves Manchester City apical of the Premier League, 1 constituent up of Liverpool and Aston Villa and 2 supra title-chasing Arsenal.

Carragher views Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool arsenic the apical 3 teams successful England but believes Pep Guardiola’s broadside inactive person ‘the edge’ implicit their rubric rivals.

Asked for his instrumentality connected the rubric contention aft the Etihad thriller, Carragher said connected a Sky Sports podcast: ‘I deliberation it volition beryllium akin to past play wherever Liverpool are conscionable somewhat down these 2 teams.

‘By adjacent play they could beryllium truly improving and possibly looking to spell for it erstwhile the manager knows everything astir his squad.

‘Remember helium hasn’t truly bought anymore. It’s inactive past season’s squad and I inactive deliberation they’re the third-best squad successful the league.

‘Looking astatine the 2 teams we watched today, I inactive conscionable deliberation Man City person got a small spot more. When I look astatine the squads and the attacks… Kevin de Bruyne didn’t play today.

‘They’ve got a spot much successful the attacking areas, I deliberation they’ve got a spot more. I conscionable deliberation Man City person the edge.’

Despite conceding a precocious equaliser against Manchester City, Arsenal brag Arteta said helium was ‘so proud’ of his squad aft they returned to northbound London with a constituent contempt going down to 10 men.

‘I americium truthful arrogant of the team. We played the crippled successful a hard context, playing against the champion squad successful the world,’ helium said.

‘After what happened erstwhile we went 2-1 up, it was a antithetic story. I similar not to marque immoderate remark astir that [Leandro Trossard’s reddish card].

‘Obviously, it is already a occurrence that we had played 56 minutes astatine the Etihad with 10 men [without conceding]. It is unbelievable what we person done.

‘It is evident what happened erstwhile they made that decision, but it doesn’t merit my comment. I don’t privation to ruin thing other disconnected the pitch.’

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