Arsenal defender Ben White has dropped a claim about the way Manchester City manage to keep winning Premier League titles.
Last season, the north London club spent the majority of the campaign at the top of the league table, although they managed to to slip up in the final weeks and allow Pep Guardiola’s side to cross the line and lift their fifth Premier League trophy in six years.
With the two clubs now once again looking to be crowned champions, the Gunners defender has spoken out about what sort of example his side can take from seeing City be so successful.
White makes City title claim
Speaking in a recent interview with Sky Sports, White had this to say about one thing City do to make sure they win titles.
He said: “We reviewed last season. You see the games when you don’t pick up the points when you probably should. Those games are so important because they get you to the top and mean it’s not so nerve-wracking going into the next games.
“I think it’s what Manchester City have done for a few years now. They win the hard games, the grinding games. They get three points no matter how they’ve played or how it’s gone.”
Looking back to the second half of the previous Premier League campaign, City managed to win all of their league games in March and April, whereas Arsenal drew three games in a row against Liverpool, West Ham United and Southampton before losing 4-1 to the Manchester club at the Etihad Stadium in this period.
With that in mind, it’s easy to see why White thinks being able to win games no matter who they are against or what sort of performance is delivered is so important in being able to win the title.
Having seen Mikel Arteta’s side beat City 1-0 thanks to a late deflected goal just before the recent international break, this is an example of Arsenal being able to grind out results regardless of their performance.
Moving forward, while there is still plenty of time left in the season, it will undoubtedly be in everyone’s mind at City to make sure they win every league game and reduce the risk of missing out on making history by winning a fourth Premier League title in a row.
