Gary Lineker's new Arsenal and Man City stance – ‘If my life was on the line’

Gary Lineker's new Arsenal and Man City stance – ‘If my life was on the line’Former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has now changed his Premier League title prediction after watching Arsenal and Manchester City over the weekendCommentsSportIsaac Seelochan Senior Sports Journalist13:07, 13 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesGary Lineker has delivered his verdict on the Premier League title race(Image: The Rest is Football )Gary Lineker now reckons Manchester City will pip Arsenal to the Premier League title this season after being pressed for a verdict by Micah Richards. Mikel Arteta's team are faltering having suffered a stunning 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday.‌Gunners supporters will have been hoping that Tuesday's 1-0 victory at Sporting in the Champions League would have reignited their campaign. That win came after frustrating losses in the Carabao Cup final to City and the FA Cup against Championship outfit Southampton.‌Yet Arsenal seemed to seize up against Andoni Iraola's side and were outclassed by the 11th-placed Cherries. Strikes from Junior Kroupi and Alex Scott, either side of a Viktor Gyokeres spot-kick, dealt a severe blow to their hopes of claiming a first Premier League crown since 2004.‌READ MORE: Marc Guehi fires Arsenal warning as Man City star shares secret behind latest title runREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk sends 'most important' message to Liverpool fans ahead of PSG showdownAnd the Gunners' setback was made worse by second-placed City cruising to a 3-0 triumph at Chelsea on Sunday - just a week before they face Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.Pep Guardiola's outfit are now just six points adrift of Arteta's team, with a game in hand over them.FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook page‌The contrasting fortunes of both City and Arsenal have now prompted football broadcaster Lineker to reveal on The Rest is Football that he believes Guardiola's squad...