{"id":8680,"date":"2024-05-11T01:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T01:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8680"},"modified":"2024-05-11T01:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T01:52:24","slug":"william-saliba-makes-confident-arsenal-claim-as-they-battle-manchester-city-in-title-race-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8680","title":{"rendered":"William Saliba makes confident Arsenal claim as they battle Manchester City in title race | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img decoding=\"sync\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151420198.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C429\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v AFC Bournemouth - Premier League\" class=\"wp-image-20818070\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>William Saliba has played every minute of Arsenal\u2019s Premier League campaign this season (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William Saliba believes <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Arsenal have both the best attack and best defence in the Premier League, as they continue their battle with Manchester City for this season\u2019s title.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are top of the table but are still second favourites to lift the trophy as the champions are just one point behind them with a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side have played one more match than Pep Guardiola\u2019s, but they have scored more goals (88) than any other team in the division and conceded fewer (28) than any of their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The French centre-back has labelled his team \u2018unbelievable\u2019 and reckons their defence and attack are unmatched in the top flight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have good teammates who cover me to keep clean sheets, and we\u2019re an unbelievable team who can attack,\u2019 Saliba told Arsenal\u2019s official website. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can defend, we can suffer. I think we are the best attack and the best defence.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have just two Premier League games to play, starting at Manchester United on Sunday and despite Saliba having immense confidence in his team, he knows it will be a difficult test.<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2148138301.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen: Quarter-final First Leg - UEFA Champions League 2023\/24\" class=\"wp-image-20818075\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Saliba has formed an impressive partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes at centre-back (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We know it won\u2019t be easy to win against them, so we have to be focused because they will be good against us,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"post-strip trending-post-strip\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-vars-type=\"trending-post-strip\" data-track-module=\"trending-post-strip_article\">\n<h3 class=\"zopo-more\">More <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/trending\/?ico=trending-post-strip_more\">Trending<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Read More Stories<\/aside>\n<p>\u2018Last time we played them it was a tough game because they opened the scoring in the first half and, after we came back, in the second half it was 50\/50.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s Premier League title fate is not in their own hands, hoping that Manchester City will drop points in their remaining three games.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta is thinking positively, though, picturing the celebrations with the trophy at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My brain always takes me to the players lifting the Premier League, that\u2019s what my brain is doing at the moment,\u2019 Arteta told a press conference on Friday. \u2018I just follow my brain and my gut and this is how I feel, and this is the way that I want everybody to think and hopefully we can achieve it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Liverpool tempt Julian Ward back and hire new director of football development<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Erik ten Hag explains key reason why he doesn\u2019t fear Manchester United sacking<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Man Utd 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