{"id":2187,"date":"2026-03-23T21:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:17:09","slug":"wayne-rooney-makes-premier-league-title-claim-after-arsenals-defeat-to-man-city-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney makes Premier League title claim after Arsenal&#8217;s defeat to Man City | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2262858944.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27621756\" alt=\"Newcastle United FC v Qarabag FK - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Wayne Rooney won five Premier League titles at Man Utd (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wayne Rooney has downplayed the importance of Arsenal\u2019s Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City on the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n<p>Man City secured the first piece of silverware of the season courtesy of a 2-0 win over Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners were hoping to lift their first major trophy since 2020 but were undone by Nico O\u2019Reilly\u2019s quickfire second-half brace.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the final, Gary Neville suggested Man City had \u2018landed a psychological blow\u2019 on Arsenal as they attempt to reel in the Premier League leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boast a nine-point lead at the top of the table but are aware City have a game in hand and a home match against them to close the gap.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney doubts the Carabao Cup final will have a huge impact on the title race, however, and is still backing Arsenal to lift the Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how big an impact Man City\u2019s win will have on the title race, Rooney said on his BBC podcast: \u2018I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think it will.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week&#8217;s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2267522956.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27623565\" alt=\"Arsenal v Manchester City - Carabao Cup Final\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Manchester City beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal\u00a0are\u00a0still in\u00a0a very good\u00a0position, as good a position as you can be at this stage of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For Man City to catch them\u00a0I think they\u00a0have to\u00a0win every game and Arsenal drop seven points. City will need to beat them at home as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So\u00a0I think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a tough ask.\u00a0You never know but\u00a0I just think Arsenal\u00a0need to dust themselves down and move on from this quickly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2267980160.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27623575\" alt=\"Arsenal v Manchester City - Carabao Cup Final\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal\u2019s squad after the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m\u00a0sure they will go back to winning games and see the title out.\u00a0I just think Arsenal\u00a0are too good, too\u00a0efficient\u00a0and too strong defensively to let it slip from here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he felt Arsenal could \u2018bottle\u2019 the Premier League title, the Manchester United and England legend added: \u2018I think this team\u00a0is different. From all the things I have seen, they look mentally stronger.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher also still expects Arsenal to beat Manchester City to the Premier League title despite the Carabao Cup final blow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u2018Man City have let themselves down with a couple of results of late, and there\u2019s enough breathing space for Arsenal right now [for this to] not affect them too much mentally,\u2019 he said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In terms of the Premier League, they\u2019ve got a great lead. Yes, if they lose at Man City, it could be on. Of course, it could be, but if [the gap] was a lot tighter it would play into it a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal have been the best team in the league. They\u2019ve only lost four games out of 50 [in all competitions], let\u2019s not get too carried away, let\u2019s not forget that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And in the Champions League, they\u2019re on the right side of the draw, and they\u2019ve got a great opportunity [to reach the final].<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But what we saw today, and one of the criticisms I have of Arsenal as a team\u2026 is that they lack something really special in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They lack a world-class talent who could have just turned that game forward. They definitely lack that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After a lengthy gap Arsenal return to Premier League action on April 11 against Bournemouth, while Man City visit Chelsea the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd legend tells Chelsea to rehire Frank Lampard as manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Rio Ferdinand urges Manchester United to sign four players in summer transfer window<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Rio Ferdinand says Arsenal star is the \u2018best in the world\u2019 after Carabao Cup final defeat<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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