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Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber believes he and his teammates have what it takes to beat Liverpool to the Premier League title(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

The words of Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber have fallen flat after the events of Wednesday night.

The Premier League title race was subjected to yet another definitive pair of results as Liverpool defeated Newcastle United whilst rivals Arsenal dropped more points vs Nottingham Forest.

At times there have been twists and turns though over the months in this growing Premier League title race there has been one constant - Liverpool leading the way with Arsenal chasing closely behind.



However, the challengers have struggled to maintain full pace with a team that has only lost one of its 28 fixtures so far.

The weekend had seen Mikel Arteta's side fall to a damning 1-0 home defeat to West Ham whilst Arne Slot's men capitalised fully at Manchester City, though Timber - at that point looking ahead to a battle with Forest - reassured the Gunners are not tapping out just yet.

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"We've been through a lot this season, in context we miss a lot of players - key players," he told beIN SPORTS.

We can bounce back on Wednesday, we have to take three points."

On the overall title race picture, the Arsenal defender had concluded: "We have enough quality in this squad, even with the injuries we have and everything we've been through to win these games and to go for the Premier League and Champions League."

But the benefit of hindsight now makes for joyful reading on the part of Reds supporters, who watched on as their team got the job done against Newcastle shortly after Timber and Co.

failed to get the three points he emphasised were so critical at Nottingham Forest.

Slot had sent his own poignant message before kick-off to set the tone for the remainder of the season, telling Liverpool fans: "We do not want you to dream, we need you to dream."

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And that is exactly what happened when Anfield rallied behind the team for a second successive win.

Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister whilst Arteta's men suffered a goalless draw meant the gap between the league leaders and their chasers now stands at an impressive 13 points.


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