Is it Arsenal’s time?

Arsenal last won the English Premier League title in the 2003-04 season, with the famous ‘Invincibles’.

Think Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, Freddie Ljungberg, Sol Campbell, and Robert Pires in full force.

Since then, the Gunners have not touched the trophy.

This season, however, could be different for the Gunners, as Mikel Arteta’s side has had a pretty remarkable lead since the league started.

Right now, the Gunners are at 73 points at the top of the log, followed in second place by defending champion Manchester City with 67 points. It is safe to say that the race is between these two. With City looking really strong over the past month, if that continues, it could go down to the last week of the season.

Of course, it’s every Gunners' dream to lift the cup, but much work needs to be done as the race is intensifying.

I want Arteta’s young squad to lift the trophy; they have been impressive and much hungrier than all the other clubs so far, but in order to win, they need to really switch up gears.

Now, to win the title, the Gunners need to beat teams convincingly moving forward. Against Liverpool on Sunday, the side showed a lack of discipline in front of goal, resulting in the two-all draw.

Yes, the side has a solid defence and a well-balanced midfield; however, they are not winning matches when it matters, and they need to if they really want to be taken seriously.

Now, Arsenal has eight more games to go.

They have dates lined up against West Ham (16 April) and Southampton (21 April), but the biggest and most important of them all is the Manchester City clash on 26 April.

Matches against Chelsea (29 April), Newcastle (7 May), Brighton (14 May), Nottingham Forest (20 May), and Wolverhampton (28 May) also lie ahead.

Whereas City has to face Leicester City (April 15), Fulham (April 30), West Ham (3 May), Leeds United (7 May), and Everton on 14 May.

With these fixtures, City certainly has the easier schedule over the next six games, at least on paper, but that, of course, doesn't take into account the fact that they also have a two-legged tie with Bayern Munich and an FA Cup semi-final to play.

It's an incredible line-up of games, whereas Arsenal only needs to focus on the league.

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