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Roy Keane believes Arsenal now possesses the quality to clinch the Premier League title following its impressive summer recruitment drive.
The Gunners bolstered their ranks with the signings of Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres, with all four players immediately establishing themselves in the first-team setup. Additional reinforcements arrived in the form of Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Piero Hincapie, providing valuable squad depth.
Meanwhile, Max Dowman is now eligible for senior action this campaign after age restrictions prevented the 15-year-old from featuring last season, with Mikel Arteta's side starting the season strongly, despite a loss at Anfield.
Following their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield prior to the September international break, Arsenal now faces another examination of their championship credentials when it welcomes Manchester City.
Speaking ahead of that fixture, Keane assessed their title prospects on Sky Sports.
"Liverpool has done what it has been good at for the last year," he acknowledged, "Winning football matches. They've put the pressure back on Arsenal and City.
"City, already having lost two league games, you have to think that if they lost today, there would be a long way back [to win the league]. So, very much pressure on both teams.
"If you're looking at both squads, you're thinking Arsenal probably are going to be the nearest rivals to Liverpool. A big pressure, even today, you think a draw; a draw wouldn't even be great for Arsenal.
"They certainly have the players and all the capabilities of beating City. Over the last few years, every time I've seen City at Arsenal, in terms of trying to win the league title, I've never felt Arsenal had enough, had enough strength in depth, obviously lacked that striker.
"I look at Arsenal's group of players now... I think they certainly have the players capable of winning the league."
Keane's fellow pundit Micah Richards later claimed they would not write Man City off if they lost, but the Irishman interjected: "You will have to if they lose. Liverpool only lost four [matches] last season, so if you lose three [times] already into September.."
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