Roy Keane's revealing response as Ian Wright offers Arsenal prediction with three issues fixed

Ian Wright believes Arsenal will win the Premier League this season after the Gunners tackled three key issues - and Roy Keane is in agreement.

This marks a shift from the Manchester United legend who had previouslyhammered the Gunners towards the end of the last season.

Arsenal enter the new season following three second-placed finishes across the past three years. Last year,Mikel Arteta's squad was decimated by injuries in attack, criticised for lacking steel in the middle of the park and struggled for goals asLiverpool strolled to their 20th top-flight crown by ten points.

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The two preceding campaigns saw them fall short to Manchester City. On , former United captain Gary Neville quizzed Arsenal icon Wright about whether Arteta's outfit could finally secure their first championship since 2004.

Initially, he outlined the three issues that Arsenal appear to have resolved, with the north London outfit now boasting fit players whilst securing Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and prolific striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP, reports the Mirror.

Neville, addressing Wright, said: "Last season, three problems - injuries to [Bukayo] Saka and [Kai] Havertz obviously caused big problems, obviously you have to keep players fit.

"You had a problem in midfield and you've got Zubimendi come in and you had a problem up top, with presence really, and Gyokeres has come in. Does that give them the 'difference' to win the League?"

Wright responded: "I hope so. I think so, because we've added to a team that's finished second three times now and we've added goals to it.

"You know, Zubimendi, especially with that mid-block [in the opposition] we can't break, Zubimendi the way he plays, I'm watching him break through [the mid-block]. You've got Gyokeres who can score a goal. You look at the fact that [Arsenal] were 17 goals behind Liverpool [last season] but defensively we're brilliant.

"So if we can sort that out, and this mid-block [problem] then yeah, I'm going to go for Arsenal again, of course I am, because absolutely, why wouldn't I?".

He added: "What's good about us as well is the [contract] renewals. Saka, in good form now, he's probably going to renew. Gabriel, Ethan [Nwaneri], and for [Arsenal sporting director, Andrea] Berta to come in, and he's unbelievable when you meet him, Berta's done the deals, he's got it done."

Despite his reservations, Keane backed Wright's assessment, suggesting that Arsenal have genuinely addressed their problems, saying: "Yeah, I'm going with Arsenal," whilst cautioning that Liverpool's knack for finding the net under pressure could prove decisive.

"The only thing, and I'll go back to Liverpool, and Liverpool on a bad day, when they're off they can score three goals," Keane added. "Even in the [Community] Shield at the weekend, [where they lost to Crystal Palace on penalties] they still scored two goals. And if you're scoring two goals on average every game, then that's hard to stop."

However, Wright, undeterred, reiterated: "We finished second three times, why would I go someone else?". At the end of last season, Arteta confessed that watching Liverpool celebrate their second title in five years was a bitter pill to swallow.

He also hinted at the obstacles that kept Arsenal from finally reaching the top spot for the first time in 21 years. "My motivations are much more focused in other aspects than that one but it hurts to watch it, that's for sure," Arteta said.

"They've [Liverpool] done it in a manner, in a way, that has given no chance to the others. You have to congratulate that as well and you have to accept that there are reasons why you haven't been able to achieve it and try to improve."

The Spaniard will now be hoping those problem areas have finally been addressed as Arsenal kick off their title challenge for 2025/2026 against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.