Gary Neville says Arsenal have answered questions in their win at Tottenham, and withstood the pressure put on them by Manchester City in the Premier League title race.The Gunners were 4-1 winners at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, sending them five points clear at the top of the table.
It comes after questions were asked on their mentality following a 2-2 draw at Wolves in midweek, and hours after Man City beat Newcastle to close the gap.
Speaking after the game on the Gary Neville Podcast, the Sky Sports pundit believes Arsenal stood up to the multiple challenges they faced, and gave his assessment of how the title race could pan out in the coming weeks…”It was really important what happened today because it’s too early for that real title pressure. We’re not quite in the home straight – there’s 10 games to go and they are eroding fast.
“But this is going to get really hot when it gets into April. You’re now getting to a point whereby games really do count and when you drop points – and Arsenal have been on a difficult run.
“There were big question marks of Arsenal at the start of the game and they handled it. They played well and they dominated the first 20 minutes. They then go and get the goal and it’s really good.
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Highlights from the Premier League clash between Tottenham and Arsenal
“Then they have the one blip when they let Tottenham back in it within 30 seconds, so there’s another big question coming when they come out for the second half, but they’ve answered it.”The big question at 2-1 then is ‘can they go and kill the game off? Are they going to let Tottenham back into it?’ And they’ve answered that.”There’s a number of questions throughout this match that Arsenal have answered. Can they score goals? They’ve done everything right today and playing here [at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium] was perfect for them.”‘Man City sent a message – and Arsenal withstood it'”Man City are dangerous with the fact they’ve got [Omar] Marmoush, [Erling] Haaland, [Rayan] Cherki, [Antoine] Semenyo, [Phil] Foden. If they can keep the centre-backs fit, they’ve got a chance. The goalkeeper’s good, the manager is…
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