Arsenal Go Top as Pundits Urge Belief and Fast-Track Gyokeres Fit
Commentators frame Arsenal’s opening as a test of mentality, with Viktor Gyokeres expected to be pivotal.
Overview
- Arsenal lead the Premier League by a point after Liverpool slipped with defeats to Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
- Gary Neville says the squad may now feel the title is there to be won if they "knuckle down," with Ian Wright calling it a mental test.
- Sol Campbell insists success requires universal belief across the squad and warns that even small doubts can drain momentum.
- Campbell identifies new centre-forward Viktor Gyokeres as the centrepiece and says Arsenal must learn how to play to him.
- Arsenal’s position follows an outlay of over £250m on eight summer signings, and Tottenham are third and two points back under Thomas Frank.