Wayne Rooney insists Arsenal are STILL title favourites despite Man City defeat

Wayne Rooney insists Arsenal are STILL title favourites despite Man City defeatArsenal’s hopes of ending their two-decade wait for a Premier League title took another significant blow in their defeat at the Etihad Stadium but Wayne Rooney believes all is not lostCommentsSportDaniel Orme Sports Writer20:39, 19 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesWayne Rooney has offered his verdict on the Premier League title race(Image: Getty Images)Wayne Rooney believes Arsenal remain in pole position for the Premier League title despite their potentially pivotal defeat to Manchester City. Mikel Arteta’s side slipped to a 2-1 defeat on Sunday afternoon - goals from Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland helping City to victory.‌Their win sees Arsenal’s advantage reduced to just three points with six games left to play, albeit Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in-hand against relegation-threatened Burnley.‌Despite that, Rooney still believes that Arsenal are best placed to secure the title. Speaking after City’s win at the Etihad, he said: “This title race is not over yet, I still feel like there are some more twists and turns to come.‌“It is obviously going to be tight but City have got one more game to try to win, so I still have Arsenal down as slight favourites. I've been in this situation myself, where you need to win all your games for the title.READ MORE: Erling Haaland sends message to Gabriel after 'headbutt' controversy - 'I won the battle'READ MORE: What Declan Rice shouted to Arsenal teammates on Man City pitch after title race blowFOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook page“You look at your games and you think well we should win this one, or that one, but it never pans out that way. From now until the end of the season it is just going to be down to which team keeps their composure the best - that's who will win it.”‌Both managers also gave their verdicts on the title race after Sunday’s potentially decisive game. City...