TOTTENHAM legend Gus Poyet is confident Arsenal are still in contention for the Premier League title despite their heartbreaking defeat to Aston Villa.
The Gunners suffered their first Prem defeat of 2024 on Sunday after a 2-0 defeat to Villa at the Emirates.
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Mikel Arteta’s men failed to climb to the top of the table and put extra distance between them on Liverpool, who lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace.
Arsenal legend Paul Merson has claimed that defeat to Unai Emery’s men will cost his former team the title, and some agreed with the Sky Sports pundit.
The north Londoners were then knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, who won 1-0 at the Allianz Arena.
However, Poyet, 56, does not believe the latest two setbacks will affect Arsenal’s bid to win their first title in 20 years as they sit just two points behind Manchester City and the summit.
But the Chelsea hero is convinced his former rivals will have to regain the same consistency and momentum they built in January and enjoyed an unbeaten run that saw them win 10 of their 11 league games.
And Arteta’s side will have to start on Saturday against Wolves at Molineux.
The Uruguayan believes this is the key that can help Arsenal overcome their defeat to the Villans and continue chasing rivals City and Liverpool.
And the former Brighton manager suggested the Citizens and Reds will drop more points before the end of the season.
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Poyet told SunSport on behalf of Roulette with real money when asked if Arsenal would remember that defeat to Villa if they lost the Prem: “I would say probably, but I think we shouldn’t be so dramatic.
“I think the most important thing for us is how they will react.
“Because if anyone was thinking they would be on a winning streak without even drawing again until the end of the season, they are dreaming.
“They don’t know the Premier League. I mean, the Premier League is what we saw at the weekend.
“Just when you think you’re fine, someone [going to] come in and knock you down.
“So I think the important thing is the next games, I think it’s very important that they show that that game against Aston Villa didn’t affect the level of performance they were having.
“And for that we need to wait and see.”
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