Roy Keane's telling reaction to Ian Wright's Arsenal prediction with three problems fixed

Ian Wright believes Arsenal will win the Premier League this season after the Gunners addressed three problem areas - and Roy Keane agrees. This comes after the former Manchester United star hadpreviously rubbished Arsenal's chances at the back end of last season.

Arsenal are coming into the new campaign off the back of three second placed finishes in the last three years. Last season, Mikel Arteta's side were ravaged by injuries in the forward department, were accused of being lightweight in midfield and suffered from a lack of goals asLiverpool cruised to their 20th top-flight title by ten points.

The two previous years they lost out to Manchester City. Speaking on , former United captain Gary Neville asked Arsenal icon Wright whether Arteta's team could finally capture their first title since 2004.

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Beforehand however, he listed the trio of problems that Arsenal now seem to have dealt with, with the north London side now having players fit, while having brought in Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and the free-scoringViktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP.

Neville, speaking to Wright, said: "Last season, three problems - injuries to [Bukayo] Saka and [Kai] Havertz obviously caused big problems, obviously you have to keep players fit.

"You had a problem in midfield and you've got Zubimendi come in and you had a problem up top, with presence really, and Gyokeres has come in. Does that give them the 'difference' to win the League?"

Wright responded: "I hope so. I think so, because we've added to a team that's finished second three times now and we've added goals to it.

"You know, Zubimendi, especially with that mid-block [in the opposition] we can't break, Zubimendi the way he plays, I'm watching him break through [the mid-block]. You've got Gyokeres who can score a goal. You look at the fact that [Arsenal] were 17 goals behind Liverpool [last season] but defensively we're brilliant.

"So if we can sort that out, and this mid-block [problem] then yeah, I'm going to go for Arsenal again, of course I am, because absolutely, why wouldn't I?"

He continued: "What's good about us as well is the [contract] renewals. Saka, in good form now, he's probably going to renew. Gabriel, Ethan [Nwaneri], and for [Arsenal sporting director, Andrea] Berta to come in, and he's unbelievable when you meet him, Berta's done the deals, he's got it done."

With caveats, Keane agreed with Wright, suggesting that Arsenal really have solved their issues, saying: "Yeah, I'm going with Arsenal," before warning that Liverpool's ability to score under pressure could still be the deciding factor.

"The only thing, and I'll go back to Liverpool, and Liverpool on a bad day, when they're off they can score three goals," he said. "Even in the [Community] Shield at the weekend, [where they lost to Crystal Palace on penalties] they still scored two goals. And if you're scoring two goals on average every game, then that's hard to stop."

However, Wright, unperturbed, reiterated: "We finished second three times, why would I go someone else?". Speaking at the end of last season, Arteta admitted that it hurt to watch Liverpool celebrate their second title in five years.

He also hinted at the factors that prevented Arsenal from finally reaching the promised land for the first time in 21 years. "My motivations are much more focused in other aspects than that one but it hurts to watch it, that's for sure," Arteta said.

"They've [Liverpool] done it in a manner, in a way, that has given no chance to the others. You have to congratulate that as well and you have to accept that there are reasons why you haven't been able to achieve it and try to improve."

The Spaniard will now be hoping those problem areas have finally been addressed as Arsenal begin their assault on the title for 2025/2026 against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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