Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd: Revisiting BBC pundits' Premier League top four predictions

Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League with a brilliant 3-2 victory over Liverpool on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta’s side went 1-0 and 2-1 ahead in the game but were pegged back twice by the visitors. However, Buyako Saka’s second of the game from the penalty spot with 15 minutes remaining sealed all three points.

It took them back one point ahead of Manchester City, who had beaten Southampton 4-0 on Saturday.

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The Gunners are still very much considered underdogs to City when it comes to the Premier League title race.

But, right now, they’re in the race.

Who would have predicted that at the start of the season?

Not us, that’s for sure.

And not 22 BBC pundits, either.

The likes of Micah Richards, Danny Murphy, Jermaine Jenas and Chris Sutton made their top four predictions at the start of the season – and it’s fair to say not many of them were backing Arsenal.

Unsurprisingly, 13 of the 22 thought Man City would retain their title, including Richards, Keown and Jonathan Woodgate.

Woodgate commented: “City won it last year without a striker and now they have got Haaland, who is world class. It’s a no-brainer – they have improved, so they will win it again.”

The remaining nine thought Liverpool will beat out their fierce rivals to win their second Premier League title.

Only one pundit didn’t predict a Man City/Liverpool top two and that was Rob Green. The former goalkeeper suggested Manchester United would finish second, with Liverpool in third.

As for Arsenal, not a single of the 22 pundits thought Arsenal would finish in the top three. Seventeen believed Tottenham would finish in the top three with only one thinking