Arsenal boosted their chances of winning the
Premier League for the first time in 20 years after securing a comfortable 3-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday. Goals from Bukayo Saka , Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard saw the Gunners continue their impressive run of form, which has seen them win 10 of their last 11 top-flight matches. Mikel Arteta's side are the most in form side in the division right now and are well in the race for the title. However, attention for the Gunners now turns to Tuesday's
Champions League quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich . They will face the German giants at the Emirates in the first-leg before travelling to the Allianz Arena eight days later. It's the first time
Arsenal have reached this stage of the competition since 2010. Here is the latest news from north London. Watch the Premier League title race with the best Sky Sports deals Graeme Souness lands new
Job alongside Roy Keane after surprise Sky Sports exit Lineker prediction Gary Lineker believes "it's written in the stars" for Arsenal to win the Premier League. The Gunners have picked up 71 points from their 31 matches so far and are well in the running to win the title - a year after being pipped to the finish line by
Manchester City . With
Liverpool , Arsenal and City separated by a matter of a couple of points, it's perhaps the most unpredictable title race in history. And Lineker has admitted it's the Gunners' destiny to end their 20-year wait for a title - but only as it would be a fitting farewell to Ian Wright's time on Match of the Day. The Arsenal legend is set to step down from his duties on the
BBC free-to-air programme at the end of the season. Lineker said: "Picture the scene, last day of the season. Arsenal need a win to win the title on the very last ever Match of the Day that Ian Wright is on. It's written in the stars bro!" Former
England and Leicester striker Gary Lineker ( Image: PA) Havertz hailed Arteta has admitted the "superb" form of Havertz has left him no choice but to pick him as their No.9. Havertz scored one and set up another as the Gunners recorded yet another victory in their pursuit of winning the title. The German has now netted five times and provided four assists in his last seven top-flight appearances. Only Cole Palmer (11) has directly contributed to more goals in that period. Having started his Arsenal career as a No.8, Havertz has been used as the central forward in recent months. And Arteta doesn't have any plans of replacing the 24-year-old as his first-choice striker. When asked if Havertz can't now be switched from his position as the No.9, Arteta replied: "Yes. A lot of times the players decide where they have to play. You can have certain ideas but then you see certain relationships and it flows. When it flows you have to let it go. "That's what is happening with Kai at the moment, and he feels really comfortable there. The team is really comfortable with him there and the rest has happened naturally. "He's certainly having a huge impact on the team. His overall performances have been really good and now his numbers for goal contributions are really high." Read the full story here . Mikel Arteta has lavished praise on Kai Havertz ( Image: YouTube) Trossard message Trossard sent a straightforward message after opting to celebrate his goal against former club Brighton. The 29-year-old left the Amex Stadium for north
London in January 2023 and came on in the 64th minute for his first appearance back since departing the Seagulls. He was greeted by boos as he entered the pitch, but scored late on to wrap up a convincing win for the title-chasers. While some players choose not to celebrate out of respect for their former employers, Trossard opted to celebrate in front of the travelling supporters. Sharing a photo of his celebrations on
Instagram , Trossard accompanied it with the simple caption: "Are you not entertained?". This didn't go down too well with some Brighton fans, who quickly made their feelings felt. "Sorry about the boos Leo, but this one hurts," one fan wrote. "We still love him, we just hate the way he left, forced his way out, not all of us," wrote another. There was a mixed response elsewhere on
Social Media. "Why is Trossard celebrating against his old club? No respect" was one verdict, but another argued: "They don't respect him so why should he respect them?" Read the full story here . Join our new
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