Paul Scholes believes Arsenal could ‘canter’ to the Premier League title despite their indifferent record against the teams around them.

The Gunners, who last won the league in 2004, boast a seven-point lead at the top of the table ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester United.

Mikel Arteta’s team were second or perhaps even third favourites to win the Premier League before the season began, behind reigning champions Liverpool and Manchester City.

But Liverpool’s miserable run of form towards the end of last year, combined with City’s poor recent results have given Arsenal a commanding lead in the title race.

Perhaps the only criticism that can be thrown the way of Arsenal this season is their record against the division’s other top sides.

Arteta’s side have already played five of their six league matches against the rest of the current top four – City, Aston Villa and Liverpool – but have won on just one occasion.

Scholes thought that Arsenal’s record in those games would be defining for their title hopes this season, but the former United midfielder conceded that might not matter now given the inconsistent nature of the chasing pack.

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