Arsenal machine jogs my memory of Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, says Paul Merson as Gunners lead Premier League by 4 factors

Paul Merson can’t see anybody stopping Arsenal within the Premier League this season, likening Mikel Arteta’s “machine” to the Chelsea workforce that dominated below Jose Mourinho in his first spell in cost at Stamford Bridge.

The previous Arsenal ahead additionally discusses Man Utd’s current revival below Ruben Amorim and his concern for Liverpool after Arne Slot’s long-ball feedback.

There’s additionally reward for Bournemouth and Sunderland as they discover themselves within the high 4 and he reveals why there shall be some established Premier League groups worrying for his or her top-flight future.

Learn on for the Sky Sports activities pundit’s ideas in full on among the main speaking factors from the Premier League following the weekend fixtures…

Merse likens Arsenal to Jose’s Chelsea

I do not see anybody stopping Arsenal.

They’re an environment friendly machine however with tremendous footballers in that machine.

They remind me of the Chelsea workforce of previous below Jose Mourinho. As quickly as that Chelsea workforce acquired in entrance it was recreation over. It was the identical enjoying in my Arsenal workforce. Get a objective and it was again to the midway line, and you would see within the opposition faces, they knew it was over.

I noticed that final Wednesday watching Atletico Madrid on the Emirates. As soon as Arsenal acquired that lead it was the top of the sport and Atletico knew it. That is the sensation you’ve gotten with Arsenal now.

Groups usually are not even getting a shot. The numbers they’re producing defensively are unprecedented.

They’re well-drilled, environment friendly and so they do have aptitude gamers that may create and rating targets, identical to Mourinho’s Chelsea did.

I would be flabbergasted if Arsenal did not win the league.

Folks will say there are 30 video games left however we’re solely a once-in-a-season strike from Dominik Szoboszlai from asking the query: ‘Who beats Arsenal this season?’

They’ve the most effective defensive document in the entire of Europe, so you do not have to attain a number of targets to win soccer matches.

One objective will do for Arsenal and what a sense that have to be for the forwards.

‘Man Utd have turned a nook’

There are fantastic strains in soccer.

There was a shirt pull from Luke Shaw and with a greater contact from Yankuba Minteh, Patrick Dorgu will get a purple card.

Manchester United are getting a little bit of luck now, which they weren’t getting.

The massive gamers are additionally performing, and you’ll see the arrogance has returned.

The Man Utd gamers had been by no means unhealthy gamers, they simply lacked confidence, however now they’re beginning to play and that was a great win towards Brighton. They acquired handily beat by Brighton final 12 months so getting 4 targets was an excellent outcome.

They’re now beginning to flip a nook.

They’d back-to-back wins, and I used to be nonetheless involved about this Brighton recreation. I believed it was an actual banana pores and skin for them.

It is nonetheless early days however that win tells me they’re slowly constructing some momentum.

‘Slots feedback a priority’

I did not like Arne Slot’s feedback about not having the ability to deal with lengthy balls after which the low block.

They only purchased Florian Wirtz in for over £100m to have the ability to get previous 10 gamers behind the ball.

He is an excellent participant. He is acquired a great soccer mind, and he has the guile to unlock a defence, that is why they purchased him.

They have not acquired Trent Alexander-Arnold anymore and he was an enormous a part of Liverpool breaking groups down. Lots is now on Wirtz however he is struggling.

He will not have confronted groups like Brentford in Germany. The outcome on Saturday would not occur a lot in locations like Germany, Spain and Italy, however within the Premier League it isn’t unusual for a lesser workforce to go and rating three targets towards a favorite for the title and the defending champions.

It would not occur anyplace else in world and that is why it may be a wrestle for brand new gamers. You do not get any free video games within the Premier League.

Liverpool even have the most effective centre-half on this planet in Virgil van Dijk. That is why Slot’s long-ball feedback are an enormous concern.

Folks at the moment are seeking to harm Liverpool in that manner. Groups are attempting to get the ball ahead and Brentford had a lot success.

Liverpool must discover solutions and shortly. They know what’s coming their manner for the subsequent couple of weeks.

‘What a narrative down on the south coast’

If Bournemouth was a ebook you’d throw it within the sea. You would be saying what a load of garbage, that may’t occur.

It is so farfetched.

They offered three defenders in the summertime to a few of the largest golf equipment on this planet in Actual Madrid, PSG and Liverpool, and they’re second within the league.

It is unbelievable.

Let’s not neglect their stadium holds lower than 12,000. It is fairly unbelievable what they’re doing, particularly on this age of the Premier League the place gamers are going usually for over £100m. You’d assume Bournemouth would don’t have any likelihood.

For them to be second within the league is an unbelievable story.

‘Sunderland’s head of recruitment deserves a knighthood’

Whoever is in command of Sunderland’s recruitment wants a knighthood.

Granit Xhaka has been some purchase, however it isn’t simply him. Each participant that has are available has been distinctive.

That is the primary time I’ve seen an entire Sunderland recreation on Saturday, and so they had been excellent.

After I noticed Arsenal’s fixtures lately, I believed that they had such a simple run of video games. However, in a few weeks, Sunderland are going to present them such a tough recreation on the Stadium of Gentle.

Sunderland will trigger Arsenal issues. They’re an athletic workforce with tempo. They’re nicely drilled and organised, and so they counter with tempo. Additionally they make the correct choices on the counter, choosing the right go. They did not waste the ball after they had it.

I used to be so impressed with them at Stamford Bridge, and it’s a must to say they’re protected.

I do not need to put any pointless strain on them, however they do not have to fret about relegation now after this begin. They want one other 4 or 5 wins in 29 soccer matches and I count on them to do this simple.

‘Some established Premier League groups shall be panicking’

There shall be a couple of established Premier League groups panicking.

A couple of homeowners of golf equipment shall be frightened after the begins of Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley.

They are going to be pondering they need to have had extra of a go within the switch window.

They have been lazy.

The likes of Wolves and West Ham close to the underside have been caught in a lure. They’ve thought there isn’t a level in spending massive cash as a result of they will not get relegated. Prior to now few years, the edges which have come up have not been adequate, however that’s not the case this season.

Now, they are going to be panicking and there shall be loads of golf equipment sweating on the January switch window.

However the way in which the promoted groups are going, it might be too late.