Arsenal have the chance to close to within touching distance of the Premier League title, with Manchester City still to play their next match as the race for the crown heads into its closing stages.<\/p>\n
The Gunners are expected to take all three points against relegated Burnley on Monday, a result that would lift them five points clear of second-placed City. The following day, Pep Guardiola\u2019s side turn their attention to Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the fight at the bottom remains intense, with Tottenham and West Ham still embroiled in the battle to avoid relegation, while the scramble for European qualification continues to hang in the balance.<\/p>\n
Despite Manchester City\u2019s impressive Premier League form\u2014an unbeaten run stretching to 14 matches\u2014Arsenal believe they may still hold the advantage in the title fight.<\/p>\n
City looked set to control the contest after beating Arsenal last month, but the 3-3 draw against Everton last week may come back to haunt them as the standings tighten.<\/p>\n
Guardiola, whose team face Chelsea in the FA Cup final today, has acknowledged that City\u2019s task is essentially to keep themselves in contention and then rely on Arsenal dropping points.<\/p>\n
With just two matches remaining, City sit two points behind Arsenal, although they have a slight edge in goal difference and have scored seven more goals overall.<\/p>\n
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the 2-1 loss to City earlier in the season acted as a \u201creset moment\u201d for his squad. Since that defeat, Arsenal have won all three of their league games and have done so without conceding a goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arsenal have the chance to close to within touching distance of the Premier League title, with Manchester City still to play their next match as the race for the crown heads into its closing stages. The Gunners are expected to take all three points against relegated Burnley on Monday, a result that would lift them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Arsenal vs Burnley: Title Push to Close Gap on Man City","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Arsenal face Burnley with a title statement on the line, aiming to cut the gap to Man City as the Premier League run-in intensifie","mma_seo_breadcrumb_text":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_url":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_hide_ui":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_labels":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n