- Arsenal are six points behind the league leader and have played one more game
- But Emmanuel Petit has listed several reasons that he believes give them an advantage.
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Emmanuel Petit revealed he still believes Arsenal can win the Premier League title this season despite being six points behind leaders Liverpool.
The Reds' 2-0 victory at Brentford on Saturday, achieved after Darwin Núñez's double in injury time, allowed them to widen their gap over Mikel Arteta's team, who drew 2-2 against Aston Villa despite to take a two-goal lead. in the Emirates.
Crucially, high-scoring Liverpool have also played one game fewer than their closest rivals, meaning the outcome of the race remains firmly within their control.
Arteta himself recently made a pessimistic comparison between the top two, questioning the depth of his team compared to Arne Slot's.
But Petit, who memorably won the title with the Gunners in the 1997-98 season, has seen enough to be confident that all is not lost for his former club.
Taking on Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, Petit said: 'I know he (Carragher) will not agree with me.
Emmanuel Petit believes Arsenal can still win the Premier League title this season
Liverpool have a six-point lead at the top of the table and have a game in hand
But Petit says the Reds' shaky confidence could give the Gunners the surprise advantage
“But from my experience I know that we did it in 1998 and we have seen it again this season with Manchester City. They were fighting for the best position and they fell. Chelsea too. They were also second for weeks.
“Things are moving very fast in the Premier League. Jamie told me, with all the strikers you have at Arsenal you can't win the Premier League. I don't agree with that.
“They are not far from Liverpool in terms of goals. Liverpool have 50 goals, Arsenal 43. They are almost equal in terms of defense, 20, 21. The difference is not that big. Consistency in results is the most important thing in the Premier League.
'Liverpool and other teams face many competitions. Arsenal have a lot of injured players and they will be back soon, so they will be fresh. They will only focus on the Premier League and the Champions League.
'In February, like Liverpool, they will also qualify for the next one, the Champions League. They will also do billing. There are so many reasons.
'Liverpool haven't been doing very well in recent weeks. They are conceding goals all the time.
“They're not that confident.”
Arteta, however, struck a less optimistic tone after the draw with Villa, insisting that the number of injuries has taken its toll on Arsenal's dwindling title hopes.
Mikel Arteta himself admitted that increasing injuries were harming his team's title fight.
The Gunners drew 2-2 with Aston Villa despite taking a two-goal lead.
Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 after an injury-time double from substitute Darwin Núñez.
“There are moments and obviously they (Liverpool) managed to win,” he said.
“They made the substitutes, and the substitutes had an impact and changed the game. On our side it was the opposite, even after conceding the two goals very close to each other.
“The danger was that I knew half the team could go downhill because we were physically exhausted.”
