Arsenal Continue the Title Race Alone Before Winter
In the early part of the Premier League season, Arsenal sit well ahead of their rivals. The writer recalls that Chelsea's early lead in 2014 ended in the title.
Not every Premier League season produces a title race. Manchester City's 2017/18 season and Liverpool's 2019/20 season are examples of this. Even so, the expectation of a race usually stays alive in the first months of the season.
After Chelsea beat Liverpool to reach the top before November in 2014, Jose Mourinho called his team "the champions of autumn." That season Chelsea dropped only four points in 11 matches. Arsenal and Manchester City, the teams Mourinho named, had lost seven and three matches respectively against Chelsea. Chelsea eventually won the title comfortably.
A similar picture exists today. Enzo Maresca's team started well by winning its first seven matches, but dropped points against Brighton and Aston Villa. This season, Arsenal are moving ahead of their rivals.
The source stresses that Arsenal have taken the lead in the race before winter with this picture. The situation the writer describes with the comparison "alone at the dinner table" shows that rivals have not yet been able to establish consistency.
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