LONDON-(MaraviPost)-Arsenal missed the opportunity to take advantage of Manchester City dropping points on Saturday as they saw their 100% record in the Premier League this season ended at Manchester United.
The Red Devils beat the Gunners 3-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday to move above Liverpool and Chelsea into fifth in the table.
Despite the defeat, Arsenal remain top but just one point ahead of City.
Despite Manchester United being on position five after three shameless defeat are noisy as are league contender.
A win for Arsenal would have put them four points clear at the top of the table after six games but even so, their current position is an impressive turnaround on this time last year when they were midtable and six points off the leaders.
The Gunners won their first five games of this season but Sunday marked the first time they had faced a side who finished in the top six last term.
Deeney: “I still feel they are challenging for the title.
“You have to look at where they are as a unit. They are two years into this project. I think they will be disappointed by this defeat but I don’t feel it is a huge setback, it was probably their first proper test of the season.
“This was a game that suited Manchester United in regards to not having to have a lot of the ball and hitting on the counter.
“They already knew that these games will be the ones that define how people perceive their start to the season but they have just had their first loss and they are still top so it will always be a great start to the season for them.
“I don’t think losing the 100% record changes things for Arsenal. You always want to keep that because it is something to be proud of but I think they will want to go again and it might be a good reset.
“A defeat like this is not concerning, it is more about the ones we expect them to win now, against the likes of Southampton and Brentford. They are the ones where you’d look at Arsenal in the past and go ‘oh, they could lose that’ and you wouldn’t be surprised. Now do they kick on?”
Source: BBC Sports