Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes this season’s title race will be the closest ever.
The Gunners are currently sitting top of the Premier League after five games, but are followed closely by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.
Before the season got underway, Wenger revealed that he believes six teams are in the title race and he still thinks that it will be between the top-six, which include, Arsenal, Tottenham, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United.
“I didn’t expect that to happen [be at the top of the table] as quickly as that,” the manager said.
“I thought of course the season is long but as you have seen everybody at some stage or another has had a bad result and that allowed us to bounce back. But as well the group has shown mentally a positive response, what I didn’t worry about. But I thought some teams could have a perfect start.
“If you have a choice, that’s where you want to be [at the top]. It’s a very early stage but there’s a compact group of teams. We are there and we want of course to stay there.
“[I believe] five, six [teams can challenge for the title]. The top four of last year, Liverpool, Tottenham, all these teams, yes.
“I think it’s very compact and after five games played it’s very, very early. But it looks at the moment, if you look at the quality of the games, the whole season looks to be very promising.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
