Cristiano Ronaldo is confident Arsenal are capable of winning the Premier League this season but won’t face competition from one of their traditional rivals.

The Gunners have made an outstanding start to the new season and are in the midst of a nine-game winning run in all competitions, ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash against Slavia Prague.

Despite the undoubted progress they have made under the management of Mikel Arteta, major silverware has continued to elude the north London club.

After an unprecedented summer spending spree, masterminded by new sporting director Andrea Berta,which saw the arrivals of seven new players, including the likes of Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze, Arsenal now look well placed to end their wait to be crowned champions of England.

Arteta’s men currently enjoy a six-point lead at the top of the table and will be hopeful of extending that gap ahead of a weekend which sees them visit Sunderland, before Manchester City face Liverpool.

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