Arsenal visit Burnley with early momentum in Premier League title race

MANCHESTER, England :Arsenal head to Burnley on Saturday as Premier League leaders, high on confidence after four consecutive league victories and conceding one goal in that run. 

Mikel Arteta's side have been ruthless in controlling games from early on and grinding out results, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard in sparkling form.

Saka cautioned though that they cannot get ahead of themselves in the chase for the league title, as the results late in the season are the ones that really matter.

"I've been in the title race the last three years now and finished second in all of them," Saka told Sky Sports this week. "Just the understanding from that and what I've learnt is that now it's not so important. It's in April, that's when you need to be there and that's where you need to try and be top.

"Now it's about standing around it, building your momentum and then going on a run of performances."

Injuries remain a concern with Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, and Martin Odegaard all sidelined, and William Saliba and Declan Rice are nursing knocks.

Burnley, meanwhile, are scrapping for survival. Scott Parker's team have shown flashes of resilience, including a dramatic win at bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, but they remain 16th with three victories. 

Liverpool travel to Aston Villa in arguably the weekend's most intriguing clash. Liverpool are wobbling with four consecutive league defeats, including a crushing loss at Brentford last weekend that left them seventh in the table, seven points behind the leaders. 

Their League Cup loss to Crystal Palace on Wednesday was their sixth in seven games across all competitions.

Villa have won four straight league matches, including a statement victory last weekend over Manchester