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Premier League title race: City and Liverpool below Arsenal level

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Arsenal and Manchester City are well below the level required to win the Premier League title this season, says Sky Sports pundit Gary Lineker. City are entering the unknown after Pep Guardiola's departure, while Arsenal are rebuilding under Andoni Iraola.

A last-gasp Erling Haaland winner handed Arsenal a 2-1 win in his first Premier League game in charge of City against Brentford and Arsenal also left it late to draw 2-2 with Newcastle.

Arsenal's opening win was far more straightforward, swatting aside Coventry City 3-0 with minimal fuss. With only one week gone, the Gunners are already odds-on with bookmakers to win the Premier League despite there being 37 games to go.

And Gary Lineker is struggling to see a situation where City or Liverpool challenge Arsenal this season. Speaking on The Gary Lineker Podcast, he said: "Last week when we were previewing the season, all I kept thinking about was that this is going to be the most unpredictable season."