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Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira has made a fresh Premier League title prediction ahead of Sunday\u2019s game against Manchester City.<\/p>\n
This weekend\u2019s match between Man City and Arsenal<\/strong> could decide the Premier League title race, with Pep Guardiola\u2019s side only six points adrift of the leaders with a game in hand.<\/p>\n Man City could be level on points with Arsenal as early as Wednesday night<\/strong> after a disappointing downturn in form from the Gunners ended their Quadruple hopes.<\/p>\n Arsenal have progressed to the Champions League semi-finals, but they risk missing out on the Premier League after failing in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n Still, Vieira is backing Arsenal to win the Premier League and reach the Champions League final as long as they \u201cgo back to what they were doing\u201d at the start of this season.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they have to go back to what they were doing at the beginning of the season,\u201d Vieira said on CBS Sports.<\/p>\n READ: Mikel Arteta mistake will make Man City v Arsenal a borefest \u201cI think they were quite clinical, playing forward, scoring goals and creating chances.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s true that at the moment they are a little bit too much on having the possession but there\u2019s not the end product.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that there is enough in that team to go to the final of the Champions League and even win the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n Vieira has also pleaded with Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice to step up for Arsenal during the run-in and has offered advice to Mikel Arteta\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I would remind them about what they\u2019ve been doing since the first game of the season,\u201d Vieira added.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Arsenal success met with \u2018absolute silence\u2019 as Bayern Munich disappear altogether \u201cI would remind them that the majority of the coaches and the teams will want to be in their shoes.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of managers and teams that will want to play a quarter-final of the Champions League and to be top of the (Premier) League.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s true that they\u2019re having a really difficult run at the moment, there\u2019s a lot of injuries, there\u2019s players that are not at their best, but it doesn\u2019t mean that they can\u2019t win it.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they just need some really important players to drive the team, I think Gabriel can be one of these players and Declan Rice can be another one.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Premier League player power rankings: West Ham hero surges as Guehi puts pressure on top two \u201cI don\u2019t know how he (Rice) is in the dressing room but something I like on the field he is the engine of the team, the drive of the team.<\/p>\n \u201cI like seeing him going forward, making runs, I like to see him challenging for the tackles because when you win the ball in the midfield that shows to your teammates that you are present and what you need to do.<\/p>\n \u201cHis natural leadership will be really important for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
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