Trent Alexander-Arnold takes aim at ‘too excited’ analysis of Arsenal’s mentality after they failed to capitalize on Liverpool’s title race slippage… as he considers Man City “on the verge of perfection” as the big favorite

Trent Alexander-Arnold has criticized Arsenal’s mentality, suggesting they “got too excited” after Liverpool slipped up in the Premier League title race last weekend.

After seeing Manchester City beat Luton 5-1 on Saturday, the Gunners then saw title rivals Liverpool lose 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace.

But Mikel Arteta’s men failed to capitalize as they lost 2-0 at home to Aston Villa, a result which leaves the title in City’s hands.

Arsenal returned to the top with a 2-0 win over Wolves on Saturday night and Liverpool – currently third and three points off the top – have the chance to respond to Fulham on Sunday.

Ahead of that match, Alexander-Arnold told Sky Sports: “If those fixtures had been reversed and we were playing second and Arsenal were playing first, maybe the mentality would have been different.

Liverpool’s title chances suffered a major blow when Palace came to Anfield and won 1-0

Arsenal endured their own disaster later in the afternoon as Aston Villa won at the Emirates.

“It all depends on the mentality. I think our result played a role in Arsenal’s result.

“They were potentially too excited and thought this is our chance, this is what we have to do.

“Maybe they were thinking too much, whereas if us and City both won it made them think ‘we just need to win’ rather than having a chance to break away from the pack.

“None of us have been in a three-horse race, so it’s tough.”

Pep Guardiola’s side, seeking a fourth consecutive title, are unbeaten in the Premier League since Aston Villa beat them on December 6 – around 18 matches ago.

They booked their place in the FA Cup final with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, recovering from the disappointment of their defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League.

City also have a pretty cool final six games, facing Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham between now and May 19.

England star Alexander-Arnold knows Liverpool and Arsenal cannot be counted on to make a mistake.

Manchester City remain in charge of the title race as their long unbeaten run continues.

Arsenal returned to the top after their victory against Wolves on Saturday night and Liverpool can respond against Fulham on Sunday

“Arsenal have experienced it, we have experienced it two or three times, when you go into a title race with Man City, they are borderline perfect,” he added.

“You can’t slip up or make mistakes. If you give them the upper hand, they won’t really blink in those moments. They don’t seem vulnerable. It’s a well-oiled machine.

“That’s what they do, they click and there’s no stopping them. Giving them this advantage with six games remaining is almost like giving them the title.

“All we can do is have someone do us a favor and increase our goal difference.

“We have six games left, it will go by quickly. Our goal is to win every game. That’s all we can do and try to capitalize on.

Alexander-Arnold (right) praised City’s title race mentality

“It will be difficult, but I have seen over the last few weeks the odds and percentage chances of winning the championship fluctuate with just one result. Anything can happen in the Premier League.

“They’re a fantastic team with the squad they have, the manager, it’s hard to think they won’t win at this stage. (But) stranger things have happened in the Premier League.