"The Gunners sit four points clear of Manchester City and Aston Villa at the summit despite a recent blip that has seen them claim just two points from their last three league games. Mikel Arteta's side has attracted criticism for an over-reliance on set-pieces with a league high of 15 goals via that route. They have scored 42 in total - second only to City - but rank 17th for their percentage of goals from open play."
"He told The Good, The Bad and the Football podcast: "If Arsenal win the league, this could be the worst team to win the league. If you're thinking of picking a team of the season and picking the front four, nobody from the Arsenal team gets in that. "Look at previous champions - Liverpool's forwards, brilliant. Possibly the only one is Saka, and I don't think he's been brilliant. He's not scored many goals this year or assists.""
Arsenal top the Premier League by four points over Manchester City and Aston Villa despite a recent run yielding two points from three games. The team has a league-high 15 set-piece goals and 42 goals overall, second only to Manchester City, yet ranks 17th for percentage of goals from open play. Leading scorers Viktor Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard have five goals each, with own goals and contributions from Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka following. Bukayo Saka has not scored in 13 games and Gyokeres has not scored a non-penalty in 11 league games. These metrics raise questions about the balance and potency of the attack relative to typical title-winning sides.
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