Mikel Arteta still has hope of lifting the Premier League title this weekend (Picture: Getty Images)
Cesc Fabregas has no doubt that Mikel Arteta will win the Premier League title with Arsenal, even if it is not this weekend.
The Gunners have taken the title race to the final game of the season but Manchester City go into the last weekend two points clear at the top of the table.
A win for the champions over West Ham will secure a fourth title on the spin, while Arsenal must beat Everton and hope Pep Guardiola’s side slip up.
It seems unlikely, but former Arsenal star Fabregas believes Arteta’s team are heading in the right direction and will land the title at some point in the coming years.
‘It’s been four or five seasons of hard work, determination, building something special, creating a culture, a DNA. Consistency is also a very key word on what they’re trying to do,’ Fabregas told i news.
‘Taking it to the last game of the season against a top Manchester City team, you couldn’t ask for more. They are a young team and they keep growing and keep getting better. They always add one or two players who make a good difference.
‘For sure they are on the up, and soon they will win it, if not this year.’
Cesc Fabregas expects to see plenty of silverware at Arsenal in the coming years (Picture: Getty Images)
The Spaniard, who won two Premier League titles with Chelsea, does think Arsenal need to keep improving as they have done over the last few years, but should be targeting a string of titles, not just one.
‘I think it’s still a young squad, they still need to develop even if they win [the title] this year, they will need to go again next year and next year and next year,’ he said.
‘This is how football this is, this is how you make your legendary status. So you cannot compare in terms of names and achievements. They are playing really well but it’s not about winning one [title], it’s about winning five, six, seven.’
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