Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have been discussing Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League title.

Arsenal may have had a disappointing start to the season, but Gary Neville is not abandoning them as title contenders just yet. The Gunners are already nine points behind leaders Liverpool, who have defied expectations in Arne Slot’s first season, at least up to this point.

There have been obstacles aplenty for the Gunners, who have struggled with injuries all season, something that has not got any better with the loss of Ben White for the next month and a half. The Gunners have not been at their best, and Mikel Arteta has issues to fix with little margin for error from this point on.

Liverpool may well end up having a sticky patch of their own, and nine points is surmountable with the time remaining in the season - after all, there is still three quarters of the season to play out - but the Gunners can’t afford to allow that gap to grow much more.

But as things stand, Neville is still backing Arsenal for a comeback title win. “My point is that after 10 games I am not going to change my title winners. I think Arsenal have had as bad as it could get. Sendings off, injuries, it will not get as bad in the next 20 games for Arsenal,” Neville said on the Stick to Football podcast.

“How do you know?” We are predicting here by the way! I am not going to change my title winners after 10 games, because I think Arsenal are a better team than Liverpool. Do you think they are a better team than Liverpool?”

Carragher’s response

Carragher is not sticking with Arsenal after seeing what his team Liverpool have produced up to this point. “No. Why are people obsessed with sticking with the team they picked at the start of the season? he responded.

“The Premier League season is 27 games, and Arsenal start the season with a nine point deduction, would you choose them to win the league? No you wouldn’t. Let’s move on! At the end of the season when Arsenal have won the league we’ll be laughing, you don’t change your mind on something after 10 matches!”