Arsenal’s title chances played down by Claude Puel

Leicester City manager Claude Puel believes that Arsenal are not Premier League title challengers yet, despite their fine start to the season.

As reported on Goal, Unai Emery’s Arsenal have been in some impressive form ever since they lost the opening two league matches against Manchester City and Chelsea respectively.

Since then, the Gunners have won every match in all competitions and will be looking to continue that run when they face Leicester tonight at the Emirates.

When asked about Arsenal’s title chances, Puel said:

We will see. He started with some difficulties and lost [the] first two games but after they have worked and played well to win games in the cup, Europa League and Premier League.

They have nine wins at this moment which is incredible. They are confident in their play. They are more direct and clinical at the moment, with a clinical player like [Alexandre] Lacazette for example.

They can have good confidence for the future, but for the title, I don’t know. It is just the beginning of the season and the Premier League has a lot of possibilities.

Arsenal are currently in fifth place and sit five points behind leaders Manchester City, but that difference could be cut down to two points with a win over the Foxes tonight.