To me I don't feel that people are looking down on Arsenal just that due to previous seasons that people trusted Arsenal to a certain stage and they started flopping and losing out. Arsenal tried to play draw with Bayern Munich but we all saw that Arsenal could have won had it been they added more effort in the game but however, Arsenal performance recently is convincible because they have maintained a good form for a long time now so they are expected to win a trophy this season if they maintain in this impressive display.
Many Fans are not just looking down on Arsenal but rather they are trying to lessen the amount of disappointment they got las year before it happened again. Arsenal had similar advantage last season and blew it up, although this time around they are going to have to go against not just Manchester city but also Liverpool. With the way they have responded to been behind this season, coming back to win matches, less injury to the first team players when compare to the crisis they have last season at this stage. They seems to have the most difficult matches when compare too with their contenders but if they continue to be consistent just the way they have been playing since the start of the year, they might just get their first league trophy since years