Wenger believes 80 points could be enough to win title

For City, serial goal-getter Sergio Aguero is back following a foot problem and could be joined by Pablo Zabaleta and Vincent Kompany.

With four goals, Ozil is just one behind his effort for the whole of last season and, with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere injured, he has responded well when his team have needed him. “Especially now we can not rotate”.

Arsene Wenger believes Mesut Ozil has become an incredible player this season.

And the Arsenal manager admits he is left to ponder if that would still have been the case had it been his side, and not Chelsea, who prized Cech away from Rennes in 2004.

“If you ask me objectively: “Will Chelsea go down?’ I say, ‘no, no chance”,” said Wenger, who was speaking before Mourinho lost his job.

The race for the Premier League title will be a lot closer due to the highly competitive nature of the league and 80 points could be enough to clinch the title, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said ahead of Monday’s clash with Manchester City.

However, Pires has backed Wenger and Arsenal for Premier League silverware. The midfielder has missed only one game in the league so far for the Gunners, which was against Newcastle United and has been orchestrating Arsenal’s play in the midst of an injury crisis, with seven players now on the sidelines. We played against Barcelona with top teams, but very inexperienced and very young.

Pellegrini guided City to Barclays Premier League title success and the Capital One Cup in his first season in charge.

“We have established a good run and it is important we continue that”.

“I’m not really into the records and the individual trophies”, Cech told Arsenal Player.

That is dramatically more than David Silva’s six assists, though the Spanish global has played little over half as many games as his opponent on Monday night in an injury-disrupted campaign for Manchester City’s chief creative force.

The North Londoners are enjoying a rich vein of form having ensured progress into the round of 16 in the Champions league where they will face Barcelona.

“I think we knew what sort of player Mesut was”.

Wenger added that Arsenal are now better equipped to take on the Catalan giants following defeats by Barcelona in 2010 and 2011.