For the past two seasons we have two Premier Leagues, jokes Arteta

Manager Mikel Arteta has made the disparaging claim that Arsenal won the previous two Premier League titles because they had more points at the end of those campaigns than Liverpool did when they won the title this year.

Arteta was referring to Liverpool’s recent title win over Manchester City, who had scored less points than Arsenal did when they finished second overall in the previous two campaigns.

Being in the right place at the right time is what makes winning trophies possible. Less points have been scored than we have in the previous two seasons for Liverpool. The 43-year-old smiled and said, “With the points from the previous two seasons, we have two Premier League titles.”

With three games left, Liverpool, who currently has 82 points, may still surpass Arsenal’s 89 points from last season and 84 in 2022-23.

With only four games left in April, Liverpool won the title.

After last weekend’s defeat to Bournemouth, Arsenal are 15 points adrift in second place, three points behind Manchester City. On Sunday, they take on Liverpool at Anfield.

In order to reach the Champions League final on Wednesday (20:00 BST), they will attempt to resurrect a 1-0 first leg deficit against Paris St-Germain to maintain their last chance of winning silverware this season.

“We’ll probably be in the right place in Paris at the right time,” he continued.

Since winning the FA Cup in Arteta’s first season in charge in 2020, they haven’t won much silverware.

The Spaniard has now reached the club’s first semi-final since 2009, but after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals last year.