Nervy top Arsenal has pressure to overcome

Arsenal are still four points clear at the top of the Premier League - but are things just starting to get a bit nervy for the Gunners?

Only eight days after spurning the chance to go nine points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, their lead has been cut dramatically following a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest and Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by Manchester United.

That first home loss of the season means the Gunners are now three without a win in the top flight.

“It’s pressure. The pressure was on Arsenal today,” former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said on Sky Sports.

“They’ll have seen the other results, they’re in a great position, they’ve got everything going for them... but it’s pressure.

“They’re feeling the pressure and it’s how they deal with it over the next month or two. That’s what’s cost them over the last few years.
“I can’t believe they don’t look like a confident team for where they are in the league. They’ve got to get back to basics and start embracing this challenge instead of being frightened of it.”

Top of the table and with everything in their hands, the Gunners have been here before. They have finished runners-up in each of the past three seasons.

Is this latest wobble a sign of things to come? Not necessarily. Whatever happens next, there’s no denying Arsenal are having a hugely impressive season up to this point. (BBC sport)