Tense, tetchy but triumphant - all Arsenal eyes now on Bournemouth
Tense, tetchy but triumphant - all Arsenal eyes now on BournemouthTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Arsenal one step closer to title after hard-fought win over BurnleyByAlex HowellFootball reporterPublished1 minute agoArsenal have never been closer to a Premier League title under Mikel Arteta's management.The Gunners' 1-0 win over Burnley left them close to ending their 22-year wait for the league crown - and that dream could be realised as early as Tuesday.Anything but a Manchester City win at Bournemouth would hand Arsenal the title before Sunday's league finale and ensure Arteta's side finally shed their nearly-men tag after three straight second-place finishes.Even a City win on Tuesday would leave Arsenal just needing victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday to clinch the title.The Gunners will know nothing is won yet but, with no team in Premier League history ever having started the final day on top of the table and not won the title, surely nothing can stop them now?On a night when reports spread that Pep Guardiola's City reign was coming to an end, Arsenal fans will believe they are about to welcome in their own new era.There was a party atmosphere long before the match started at Emirates Stadium. Supporters welcomed the team bus with flares and chants 90 minutes before kick-off.Kai Havertz's headed first-half goal proved enough despite a nervy second half, during which the goalscorer escaped a red card for a late challenge.But Arsenal's eighth 1-0 win of the season was enough and, while Arteta was coy on where he would watching Tuesday's match, all eyes are now on Bournemouth."It think we deserve to be champions, 100% speaking honestly," Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice told BBC Sport."This season has been our season but Man City have been incredible. Under Pep, you can never rule them out, the ruthlessness of them. But we have put ou...المصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
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