Sky Sports activities analyst Paul Merson has claimed that Sunderland will pose a problem to Arsenal as they search to increase their lead on the high of the Premier League.
The Gunners moved 4 factors clear on the summit following a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
With Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis, and Chelsea all dropping factors final weekend, Mikel Arteta’s males are actually seen as frontrunners for the title.
Nevertheless, Merson has highlighted Arsenal’s upcoming journey to the Stadium of Gentle as a doubtlessly troublesome fixture.
He stated: “After I noticed Arsenal’s fixtures just lately, I believed that they had such a simple run of video games.
“However Sunderland will trigger Arsenal issues. They’re an athletic group with tempo. They’re effectively drilled and organised, they usually counter with tempo. In addition they make the fitting choices on the counter, selecting the correct cross. They didn’t waste the ball after they had it.”
