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Danny Murphy believes that Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal will miss out on the Premier League title this season, with the former Liverpool midfielder backing Manchester City striker Erling Haaland to be decisive in the race for the championship.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 70 points from 33 matches, just three points ahead of second-placed Man City.<\/p>\n Man City<\/strong> have a game in hand, which is against Burnley away from home at Turf Moor on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n With Burnley second from bottom in the Premier League table and having won just four league games all season, Man City are expected to ease to a comfortable win against the Clarets.<\/p>\n The 2025\/26 Premier League title race could come to goal difference, with Arsenal and Man City having similar records.<\/p>\n Arsenal have scored 63 goals and conceded 26 goals in 33 Premier League matches, while Man City have found the back of the net 65 times and have shipped in 29 goals in 32 league fixtures.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal and \u2018exceptional\u2019 winger in agreement over exit as \u20ac90m Andrea Berta plan takes shape<\/strong><\/p>\n Mikel Arteta\u2019s side have a superior goal difference, but that could change if Man City hammer Burnley on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Danny Murphy has backed both Arsenal and Man City to win their final Premier League games of the season.<\/p>\n The talkSPORT pundit believes that Man City will win the title on goal difference because of Erling Haaland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Norway international striker, who cost Man City \u00a351.2million when he joined from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022, has been on fire this season, scoring 23 goals in 31 Premier League games for the Cityzens.<\/p>\n Murphy said on talkSPORT<\/em> (10:58am, April 22, 2026): \u201cThere is a chance, there is a chance, that it could actually be a blessing.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Arsenal hoping to be \u2018lucky\u2019 as Berta targets \u2018special\u2019 Man City star<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhat I mean by that is, now that they have got to win all their games, it\u2019s goal difference, right?<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s say they both win their games.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, if Arsenal drop in second on goal difference, which is likely tonight, they then have a mindset where it\u2019s like, they don\u2019t just have to win, they have to score.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause the Arsenal we saw at the beginning of the season, you know, when they beat Bayern, when they beat Atletico, when they were just rolling over teams, playing with freedom, no fear, they can score goals, they can beat teams well.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just that at the minute, the last month or so, this caution, this pragmatism, around their plays.<\/p>\n Presenter Jim White asked: \u201cDo you think Arsenal will win their remaining games?\u201d<\/p>\n Murphy responded: \u201cI think they will win all their games.\u201d<\/p>\n White then asked: \u201cDo you think City will win all their remaining games?\u201d<\/p>\n Murphy replied: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n White probed: \u201cSo, the question to you is: can Arsenal outscore City?\u201d<\/p>\n Murphy said: \u201cI think City will win on goals because they have got Haaland.\u201d<\/p>\n MEDIAWATCH: Chelsea \u2018heading for Championship like Spurs next season\u2019 under Rosenior \u2013 if they change literally nothing<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nErling Haaland will decide Arsenal vs Man City title race<\/strong><\/h2>\n