Arsenal legend Thierry Henry delivers Premier League title race verdict as he expresses major concern

An Arsenal legend has given his verdict on the Premier League title race between the Gunners, Manchester City and Liverpool.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has given his opinion on the ongoing Premier League title race. While he believes the Gunners are 'very difficult to beat', he has expressed concern on the goalscoring abilities of the front three and thinks it could be Arsenal's undoing in the long run.

He thinks that Arsenal's last five away games this season - when they take on Manchester City, Brighton, Wolves, Tottenham and Manchester United, will ultimately decide who lifts the trophy at the end of the campaign. He believes that Arsenal can score goals - but their composure in front of goal can be inconsistent at times.

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Currently, Arsenal are third in the Premier League table - they are a single point behind City and two points behind league leaders Liverpool. Encouragingly, the Gunners have the strongest goal difference in England's top division, with +36 - they also have the meanest defence in the Premier League, having conceded just 22 goals over the course of 25 games so far.

What did Thierry Henry say regarding Arsenal's title aspirations?

Speaking to CBS Sports, Henry said: "When you are third, you don’t feel comfortable. Where I am kind of happy, I mentioned it, the front three not scoring enough goals and people go on the bandwagon straight away 'they need a striker'. They needed to finish their opportunities because they had so many opportunities.

"I could show you games where they had chances way more easier than the one they scored with recently, but they didn’t put the ball into the back of the net. When we are in a situation when we create chances and we put the ball into the back of the net, even playing without Gabriel Jesus, we can be very difficult to beat. But the last five games away from home will decide the title for us at Arsenal."

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