Well, even though Arsenal have had some bad results recently, that doesn't mean that Arsenal have lost the title race this season. Because there is still a lot of time left. There are still at least 18 matches this season that Mikel Arteta and his troops, namely the Arsenal squad, must really take advantage of this season to reach the top of the standings. Currently Arsenal has the same number of points as Manchester City but has a 5 point difference with Liverpool who are at the top of the standings. Well this won't be easy for Arsenal. But they still have a chance.
Unlike last season, Arsenal doesn't have only Manchester City to fight for the league, they also have Liverpool and Aston Villa.
Aston Villa might be the least strongest of them all, but they have shown this season that it has what it takes to be among the title contenders.
Manchester City is ahead of Arsenal in 3rd position, 2 points behind Aston Villa, and 5 points behind Liverpool. Manchester City has a game in hand and a win in that game would take them to second position, just 2 points behind Liverpool while Liverpool would lose their highest goal scorer to his national team for the AFCON competition. While Manchester City trio of De Bruyne, Doku and Halland would be available.
Since being managed by Emery, Aston Villa's performance has suddenly become more positive but for the title competition now only allows for Manchester City and Liverpool just like the previous few seasons (except last season). I may discredit Aston Villa a little in this case but it is not without reason because I still believe they are indeed merpotkan only for the title competition for them is weak and almost non-existent even though their current performance is very good.
The EPL is currently very unpredictable in terms of performance but that does not mean that clubs like Aston Villa can be in the top class freely especially with the current situation only until mid-season everything can still happen but I have confidence that they will not survive in the top 4 later.