PSV boss Ruud van Nistelrooy believes Arsenal are real Premier League title contenders after dealing with off towards the Gunners within the Europa League – although feels there's one hurdle they might want to overcome.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect sit 4 factors clear on the high of the desk – having picked up 9 wins from their first 10 matches – and continued their 100% report in Europe this season with a 1-0 win over PSV on Thursday evening.
Granit Xhaka’s second-half strike wrapped up all three factors for the north Londoners towards Van Nistelrooy’s males and put them 5 factors clear in Group A with two matches to play.
That each one however secures their place as group winners – which might imply they'd keep away from a play-off match towards a Champions League drop-out in February – and means they'll concentrate on their title problem.
Whereas Manchester Metropolis are nonetheless the overwhelming bookie’s favorite to retain their title, after seeing Arsenal up shut Van Nistelrooy believes they'll go the space – although their lack of expertise would be the massive problem Arteta should navigate.
Requested what he fabricated from Arsenal and if they've an honest probability of doing nicely this 12 months, Van Nistelrooy replied at his post-match press convention: ‘I used to be in a position to share my appreciation for Mikel.
‘The best way he’s constructing his crew, the best way he’s letting his crew play, the signings he’s made to make his crew play the best way he needs to play and he’s connecting it with outcomes.
‘And in case you are 10 video games gone within the Premier League, profitable 9 of them, you’re positively a contender.
‘Clearly it’s the youngest crew within the Premier League roughly, so that's the problem.
‘However they've the squad for it and the standard for it and the supervisor for it.’
Requested what PSV must do in another way subsequent week to get one thing out of their return tie with Arsenal in Eindhoven, Van Nistelrooy replied: ‘I believed the primary and the second half was totally different in that sense already.
‘I believed within the first half we weren’t within the recreation in any respect, we have been simply defending and surviving, getting by way of to half-time with a clear sheet. We did.
‘We had some moments the place we performed a bit of bit and created a half probability or two, however that wasn’t sufficient to get a consequence right here. The second half I used to be loads happier already than the primary, the best way we have been organised and dealing collectively to beat Arsenal’s strain, to play from the again into midfield and to our forwards.
‘We did loads higher there and have been far more into the sport. We created loads higher possibilities and potentialities within the second half than in comparison with the primary, so I feel that improvement was seen immediately and hopefully subsequent week we will progress from the second half.’
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