We asked for views from fans both of both Arsenal and Manchester City on the title race after the Gunners drew at Wolves on Wednesday night.
Here are some of your comments:
Arsenal fans
Jordan: Last night was gutting and no excuses for dropping points from two goals up. However, this isn't the season where slip-ups and shut-outs won't happen. I feel everyone is downplaying the difficulty of the league this year. All the big sides have had rough patches when trying to break down low blocks and counters away from home. For Arsenal, nothing changes - we have the best squad, we're five points ahead. Watch to see if City go on without dropping more points than us going forward. Still backing the boys.
Sean: Firstly, they need to give the captaincy to Declan Rice, he is a born leader, central midfield model like Adams, O'Leary and Vieira. Saka isn't a captain. Doing this would free up the others to play the free-flowing football that should be happening. If the manager can't see this, then he needs to go, if we don't win the league this year he has to go, he's had enough chances. It's down to him to fix it, quickly, especially as the game on Sunday is crucial, if we lose or draw, then Arteta seriously has to look at himself and his coaches. This really isn't good enough or acceptable.
Jon: I just think we have lost all momentum. It was disappointing to draw with Wolves but watching the game there wasn't one player that had a good game. Individual mistakes are creeping into the games, which can't be afforded at this stage of the season. I think the title will be decided in the game at Man City.
Mariano: Fully behind the boys. City had to rip their first PL title from Man Utd dominance on the very last minute of the entire season. This is the path we will have to be prepared for as well.
Ali: We are all now collectively "bricking it", as the ghosts of seasons past come to haunt our dreams of a long-awaited Premier League title. The bottle job "banter" from friends is becoming almost unbearable and while we should be strutting into this weekend's fixture against our biggest foe hoping to kick them one step closer to relegation, we find ourselves feeling nervous, nay petrified, that they will further derail our hopes of finishing top.
Richard: Arsenal win a game? "Best squad, best defence, they're obviously winning the league." Draw or lose? "Bottle jobs, it's City's title." Realistically, anything can happen, there'll be more points dropped by both teams and until it's mathematically decided, nobody knows how it'll play out.
City fans
Harry: The position we are in is all too familiar, but our team and style is not. We're somewhere between possession-ball and all-out attack at the moment. We are missing our leaders of seasons past and I am yet to be 100% certain they're being replaced. Silva, Dias, Stones, Rodri and even Haaland are going to be pivotal. Belief is what we need and even if we play perfect, Arsenal have to lose at the Etihad. I believe in the lads, Semenyo and Guehi have slotted in seamlessly and Pep is still the man to guide them. I'm cautious, but optimistic. With the quality we are still to face, it may be in our favour, but it's not in our hands yet.
Anthony: There's still a long way to go, I won't feel comfortable until City are actually ahead on points. You can't write any team off but at this point it feels like the City v Arsenal game is going to go a long way to deciding if the Premier League trophy has a holiday in London or is coming back to the home of the trophy - Manchester.
Stephen: City are most likely to finish second, I know, but, while there is a chance of taking top spot, Pep's prodigious charges will never give up the fight. We ain't doing bad for a team in the middle of a major rebuild.
David: A definite sense of the momentum shifting as the usual Arsenal stutter commences. It's a long way to go and we will still drop points but the next three games look winnable and there will be huge pressure on them to beat Spurs now.
George: City have been offered a real chance here, but I won't get excited unless we beat Arsenal at the Etihad. I think Arsenal have the stronger squad on balance. We still have injuries to contend with and key players not in their best form. What we needed to do is be there if they slip up and we need to punish them for it!
John: I am a City fan but won't say anything until after the Newcastle game on Saturday. So far we haven't been consistent enough to close the gap despite Arsenal regularly dropping points since Xmas. The Geordies won easily 6-1 this week and not too many teams lose the next match after a performance like that, but we have to take this opportunity to have a chance.
