Chris Sutton is hoping for Arsenal to be crowned Premier League champions after admitting he’s “sick of Manchester City”. The title race will extend to the final day of the season on Sunday (May 19) with City either claiming a historic fourth league title in a row or the Gunners will break their 20-year duck in what would be their first championship since their iconic Invincibles side in 2004.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
With Pep Guardiola’s side taking on Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday (May 13) where a win for the away side could see them move two points ahead of their title rivals, Sutton revealed where his allegiances lie during an appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport’s The Monday Night Club show hosted by Match of the Day 2 presenter Mark Chapman.
Joined by Rory Smith and Arsenal cult hero Theo Walcott, the 1995 Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers admitted he hopes the Gunners pip City to the title due to being “sick” of Guardiola’s side “having it all their own way”.
The 51-year-old said: “I hope Arsenal win it, I’m sick of Manchester City having it all their own way. But they are that good, it’s virtually been the perfect season [for Arsenal] and we’re looking back at games where maybe we can pick Arsenal up on the way the performed at the Etihad but we all praised Arsenal after that and said there was a maturity in their performance.”
Sutton questioned whether losing out on the title for a second year in a row to the same opposition could pose psychological issues for Mikel Arteta’s men. “They had a bad 45 minutes against Aston Villa and that’s been it,” the Celtic hero added.
“They’ve been virtually flawless and will probably still finish second and that’s amazing but you wonder next season, can they go again, if they do finish second, psychologically can that be damaging?”