But once again this weekend Stoke were a shadow of that side as they meekly allowed Man City to win and score four goals without reply, just as they did against another of
our main rivals Tottenham on Monday.
But Ozil was merely talking about what he sees as the team's own responsibility for getting themselves into this mess and he did say that the Gunners could still get themselves out of it with a little help from our two
main rivals Tottenham and Leicester.
Not exact matches
That is not the only good news for Jack though, because his
main rival for a place in the starting line up is not included in the squad, with the young
Tottenham player Dele Alli having picked up a knock in training ahead of the north London derby.
Our other
main rivals Leicester and
Tottenham have also dropped points they should not have and it is fair to say that no side has really taken control of the title race for long, so is Wenger right to brush off the growing concern of the Arsenal faithful?
He gave his prediction to Sky Sports of how he sees the remaining fixtures going for Arsenal and our two
main title
rivals Tottenham and Leicester.
Even more alarming is that they are sandwiched in between their two
main rivals for a top - four finish, Arsenal and
Tottenham, the latter a point clear of Kenny Dalglish's side with a game in hand while the former are only a point behind Liverpool after back - to - back wins.
City's
main challenge is looking like it could come from across Manchester, with United impressing on occasion, whilst Chelsea, Liverpool, and North London
rivals,
Tottenham, are also pushing for a place in the top - four.
To top it off, Liverpool, one of their
main rivals for a top - four finish, will travel to White Hart Lane right at the very end of the month, immediately after
Tottenham have given it their all against the Gunners and the Bundesliga outfit.