Published: 08:57, 25 October 2025 | Updated: 08:57, 25 October 2025

Erling Haaland is the biggest obstacle standing in the way of Arsenal's Premier League title hopes, Jamie Carragher has claimed.

The Gunners sit top of the Premier League table after eight games with a three-point gap over Manchester City, having taken full advantage of Liverpool losing three league games on the bounce.

Although Liverpool posed the greatest threat to Arsenal at the start of the season, after winning the Premier League last term and splashing out over £450million on new players in the summer, Carragher is backing Manchester City to pose more problems for the Gunners — solely because of Haaland.

'Arsenal came into this season worried about Liverpool being the major obstacle to ending a 21-year title wait. Now their biggest fear might be Erling Haaland,' Carragher wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

'Where Arsenal have the best squad among the contenders and Liverpool must fix well-documented issues, Manchester City have the most influential player and dynamic attacker. 

'The Norwegian is the biggest reason why Pep Guardiola’s side have a...