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Eight reasons why it could be Arsenal's year
When you think about it, Arsenal are quite possibly the big four club that neutral supporters find most tolerable. Chelsea are the bad guys that bought success while Man United and Liverpool are being tutted at for bullying the smaller clubs out of their star players. Arsenal on the other hand play attractive football and can't possibly be accused of buying their success. The most annoying thing about them was that they weren't giving British talent a chance but with Aaron Ramsey arriving and Theo Walcott ready to become a first-team regular even that has been remedied. But can they realistically win the title for the first time in five years?
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Eight reasons it could be Arsenal's year
1. Arsenal's points tally and goal difference last season (83, 43) would have been enough to win the title in six of the past 13 seasons.
2. The last time Arsenal finished third in the Premier League was in 1996-97. The next year they won the double.
3. On all three occasions that Arsenal have won the Premier League, Man United had been the reigning champions.
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4. The only two sides in Premier League history to have won the title when United were the holders were Arsenal and Blackburn. Chelsea and Liverpool have never managed it.
5. chickendinner superfact: The last time a team failed to retain the title (Chelsea, 2006-07) the team who conquered them - Man United - had scored 83 points the season before.
6. Bad news for Man United: Only four teams have ever won the league three times in a row - Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United - and nobody has ever done it on two separate occasions.
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7. Bad news for Chelsea: In just one of the previous 22 seasons has a team with a new manager won the title.
8. Bad news for Liverpool: The Premier League champions have always been one of the teams that finished in the top three the season before.
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