Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer does not believe Arsenal are title contenders despite their excellent start to the season.
The Gunners were comfortable 3-0 winners in their Premier League encounter away to Brentford on Sunday afternoon.
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Summer signings Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Jesus were on the scoresheet, as was William Saliba who netted his second goal of the campaign.
Mikel Arteta’s side are top of the table after picking up win number six in their seventh match.
Hype around Arsenal is growing, with Brentford boss Thomas Frank insisting: “They must be title contenders”.
It will be very difficult for any team to topple Manchester City this season, however.
Pep Guardiola’s side have looked ruthless so far with Erling Haaland leading the line.
The Norwegian striker has already scored 14 goals across all competitions this campaign with City unbeaten since the loss against Liverpool in the Community Shield on July 30.
While many, including Frank, believe the Gunners could compete with City for the Premier League title, Shearer is not so convinced.
The Premier League’s all-time scorer does like the job Arteta is doing, however, and insists his team are a lot “different” to the one that was “bullied” by Brentford on the opening day of 2021/22.
“It’s not time to talk about them as title contenders yet, but people now know that this is a different Arsenal to the team we saw just 13 months ago,” Shearer wrote in his BBC column.
“The Gunners’ 3-0 win at Brentford on Sunday epitomised their progress under Mikel Arteta, because we all remember what happened in this fixture on the opening weekend of last season – when the Bees didn’t just beat them, they bullied them.
“Everything was different about Arsenal this time – in attack and defence, plus the way they controlled the game, and with their attitude and intensity. They ran out comfortable winners.
“Part of that was down to how bad Brentford were, but it was Arsenal’s performance that made the Bees play so poorly.
“I was expecting Brentford to come out flying, knowing what worked last time, and trying to hurt Arsenal. They tried to play that way again, but it didn’t work because they faced a very different Arsenal team.
“This Gunners side is not only bigger and stronger, it is also more committed. They were better in every department and dominated right from the…
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