‘Arsenal will never forgive themselves if they don’t win title now’

As the chasing pack struggled to put pressure on themselves, Mikel Arteta’s side emerged from the weekend with a seven-point advantage.

Arsenal and Arteta will rightly warn against caution, but Arsenal and Arteta will never be forgiven if they fail to reclaim the crown that has been so difficult to come by in the face of Liverpool’s and Manchester City’s victories.

This is Arteta’s Arsenal’s “now or never” season, when every circumstance is taken into account.

The regrets will be deep if they don’t capture the title this year from such a position. A triumphant surge toward the final tape is planned for every detail.

Some people are still skeptical about Arsenal’s firepower after back-to-back goalless draws, but with their rivals constantly falling behind and their strongest defense in the league, it would take bravery to go back against them now.

No teams in the Premier League are displaying any signs of producing the consistency needed to challenge them, despite the fact that bigger leads have already been lost at the top earlier and later in the season.

Arsenal lost the derby at Manchester United, their fourth straight defeat without a win, before Manchester City turned up the pressure before the match.

Aston Villa’s hopes of leap-frogging Pep Guardiola’s side into second place were undone as a top-notch Everton prevailed in a deserved victory here at Villa Park.

Liverpool, the reigning champions, have mounted a miserable defense of their title following Saturday’s disappointing draw against Burnley at Anfield, which caused dismay from the fans, leaving them fourth, a distant 14 points behind Arsenal.

Even though Villa have deservedly placed themselves right in the middle of the conversation, Unai Emery has been keen to minimize Villa’s aspirations for the title. He can do so now that he has more justification, he said, “There are other teams with more potential than we do.”

“We had a fantastic season, but we lost a very good opportunity here.” We had the wonderful honor of second place in the league, but we must now make up for it.

“You are sad when you lose,” You are happy when you win. This season, we’ve had happier times than sad times.

There was no hiding Emery’s disappointment at this setback, as well as that of the increasingly agitated home fans, despite Villa still looking like a good bet for a Champions League place, which would be deservedly celebrated.

Emery is reportedly planning to re-sign Roma striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas from Villa Park.

The fact that this was their seventh Premier League game where they have failed to score this season, as many times as they have drawn a blank throughout the entire 2024-25 campaign, shows how desperate Villa are to add more firepower. The forward scored on his debut for Villa.

Arsenal emerged from the weekend with a stronger position than they had before, despite their frustration over not defeat Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal have struggled to win the title in recent years, finishing second in their previous three seasons.

They have a chance for this, exactly. As they will regard their rivals as faltering, they are in charge of their own destiny.

Arteta has a formidable squad that is built on a quality defense throughout.

With the draw at Forest, Arsenal might have felt as though they had left the door open. No longer. Those nursing title aspirations of their own have now come to an end.