Paul Merson believes Premier League leaders Manchester City have "no way" of winning the title if they keep playing as they are. City continued their excellent start to the season under Enzo Maresca as a 5-3 win over Sunderland made it five wins out of five. Maresca's team lead reigning champions Arsenal - who were thumped 3-0 by Brighton on Saturday - by three points as we enter a three-week international break.
Read below for the Magic Man's thoughts about why Arsenal are still in control of the Premier League this season... I sat there watching the game thinking, 'if Manchester City put on a show and beat Sunderland convincingly, there could be a big momentum swing'. Arsenal had been ripped to shred, fully deserved.
I was thinking they'd win the league quite comfortably and not lose too many football matches. Then I saw City against Sunderland and go, 'no'. There's no way Manchester City win the league.
You can't keep scoring loads of goals to win football matches. You can't play that kind of football. Top teams will pick you off.
Sunderland are not the most high-scoring football team in the country but they scored three goals - and could have scored more. Going forward, Manchester City were good but at the back they were all over the place. It just catches up with you, especially against the big boys.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player I remember what Enzo Maresca was like at Chelsea and he won't like that result. He's not a chaos manager. Yes, City did beat Manchester United at Old Trafford with 10 men.
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