 We are continuing now with football on the Sportsmax zone, this time from the English Premier League. Arsenal have returned to the top of the table following victory at Wolves on Saturday. They lead Liverpool on goal difference. Jürgen Klopp's reds produced an improved performance to win 3-1 at Fulham. Manchester City were involved in FA Cup semi-final action and dropped a third, but of course they have a game in hand. Let's not hear from the Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp. It's quite exciting, maybe if we can keep it as exciting and then in the end for Tuna it's maybe then on our side, but we don't know. We have to try to win as many games as some are possible, to gain as many points as some are possible. It is an intense season for all of us. Everybody needs luck in moments. Each of the three teams needs that, so it will be an interesting race and I'm happy that we are in to that part I enjoy. So Arsenal finished up a painful week with a loss there. Coach Mikael Ardetta says he's pleased with the determination and resilience of the squad. He has shown that they still have another step forward to make and show the resilience and the determination that is needed in these moments to step in and say, I'm here, I'm going to make myself count and I'm going to impact the team. Yeah, that's Mikael Ardetta, the gaffer for the Gunners joining us to talk. The title race is our European football correspondent, Simon Evans. Simon, we haven't spoken to you in a while. Great to have you back on the Sportsmax zone. A real tight title race this, even though in recent months every time someone asked me about my thoughts, I said Man City are the safest bet and at the moment it continues to look that way. It does, yeah. I mean if you add that game in hand, if you count that as three points, then they're top of the league with four to go and a team that historically has ended campaigns very well, City throughout this Pep Guardiola era. They have their little ups and downs but when it comes to the currents they tend to deliver at the back end of the season but it is open. You know, I think looking at the games to come, no one has a massive advantage so it's going to come down to really a test of nerves I think. Yeah, generally people feel that Arsenal have the tougher of the assignments in the remaining fixtures. I was keen to hear what Ardetta said post-match. Your thoughts on his comments about the team showing that they have resilience and they have the stomach for the fight? Yeah, I think that's reflecting they are that disappointment in the Champions League that they had. I think that was a real blow for Arsenal. I think they felt that they could do something in that competition this year and it was a blow and then they know that they're vulnerable in the league so it was a test for them and they came through. Wolves are not an easy team to play at all. They're not doing great in the league but they're a pretty well structured side so that was an important win for them to keep themselves in that position and keep fending off Manchester City Liverpool. Yeah, Arsenal, the goals coming from Odegaad and of course Trossade, what did you make of the quality of those goals, Simon? Yeah, I think, you know, I mean Odegaad's a lovely player, isn't he? I really enjoy watching him. I think, you know, he's one of those players who when he went to Real Madrid as a really young teenager, too much was put on his young shoulders but he's shown Arsenal his quality and his all-round ability. I think he's Trossade is a player who, you know, they've used him quite a lot off the bench, haven't they? But he's starting to make a broader impact on the team with the injuries that's been from time to time but they move it around well, Arsenal, you know, there's not a lot wrong with them as a team but they perhaps just aren't going to quite get over the line again this year but I think they're a good side and I think, I hope, you know, that they can keep building the project that they talk about even if they do have disappointment at the end of the season. Yeah, they started off the season extremely hot, Simon, I have to say that and they came out, you know, as a full force and to see them at this point in the season and don't get me wrong, they're doing what they have to do to of course get the points and, you know, stay at the top of the table or at least the top two where that EPL table is concerned but there's just something about them that, you know, I guess maybe it's based on the history that the fact that, you know, they get so close but they've never, you know, been able to just cross that line then we saw what happened to them in the Champions League. So I think, you know, that's just that feeling of uncertainty. What I will say though is midweek, which is tomorrow, Arsenal played Chelsea and Col Parma reports out that, you know, he may not play because of an illness. So can we say this one is done and dusted for Arsenal against Chelsea or no? No, I don't think in the London Derby you can ever say anything's done and dusted but, you know, Arsenal are strong favourites going into that game and Chelsea had their own disappointment at the weekend against City in the FA Cup, semi-final. They haven't had a great season. It's not been a good season at all for Chelsea but, you know, you do get strange results as well at the end of the campaign like this and somehow teams, teams who have no pressure on them can sometimes deliver a great performance but you would think that Arsenal should be able to take care of business. Yeah, Simon, I asked Brent Central this question last week because the Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had said that he knows that his team will be there come the final day of the English Premier League and I wanted to get an idea of whether Brent felt that of the three teams battling for the title, one might fade away before we get to the final day and he said if anyone Liverpool and I wanted to know what you think about what Brent had to see a week ago. I don't think any of them are going to fade away. I think it will be, you know, very, very close right till the end because I think they are the three best teams in England by a good stretch. I think, you know, you look at the teams below them competing for the Champions League places and there's quite a gulf, I think, in the class between that top three. So, if you were to pick one and say they might fade away, I would probably say Arsenal but I don't think they will. I don't think any of them will. I think it will be very tight right until the end. Why Arsenal though? I don't know. I think maybe it's a mentality thing you know and I think it's also quite a tough running they've got there. I mean Spurs, it's a derby game. If they were to come out of that on the wrong side, the psychological impact of losing to Tottenham in a title running game would be, you know, infinitely more painful than that Champions League defeat even. So, you know, I think United is the penultimate game Everton at the end of the season shouldn't be too bad but you know, who knows what which Manchester United is going to show up for them. But I just think of the three I would think that if somebody was to wobble it would be them but I don't think anyone will. Yeah, let's talk about Liverpool then shall we because it was an important game that they had at the weekend and Jurgen Klopp made what I consider to be some real brave decisions including leaving Mohammed Salah out of the starting 11. Your thoughts? Yeah, it was a surprise decision that but I guess you know he's looking at energy levels and fitness levels and thinking about that running. I mean it could be he's looking at form with some players but I think with Salah you know even if he doesn't score for two or three games you're always going to have him in the team if you need the points and they're going to need him for this running. It is a tight schedule with a midweek game coming up now and then the weekend as well so I think that might have been a factor with that decision. Yeah, could it be that Mohammed Salah just hasn't been good enough in in recent matches and maybe even for the entire season if you think about it and maybe Jurgen Klopp is realizing that and realizing that he has a few other players like Diego Jutta who got the start yesterday who are still energetic and who have been a lot more clinical than the man who they have depended on for so many years. Yeah and we've seen with Klopp in the past that he's been willing to leave out players even with great reputations haven't we. I mean Firmino was left out of the side for quite a while before he was moved on. I mean people thought for a while that that front three of Liverpool of you know Sadio Mane, Salah and Firmino were such a great front three they thought that was going to be there for four or five years and Klopp was quite willing to break that up and let players go and start again and there is a different front line that they have now with Darwin Nunes there and as you say Jotta Diaz different players who bring different things so you know it's not that Mohammed Salah is disposable he's I think he's still a match winner and you want him to have him involved but you're right he has other options now as well so he can rotate things around and Jotta always looks like he's going to score in every single heavy place doesn't he. Yeah you're very much right and it's just been the injuries that has kept him off the score sheet but whenever he's fit and he's out there he gets opportunities and he puts them away. I saw a stat the other day that said it was the most clinical of all the Liverpool strikers so says a lot about the quality that he possesses and by the way Darwin Nunes didn't start yesterday either but that one wasn't a surprise fully expected that he would be left on the bench for that fulham game. Quick word on Aston Villa and Leon Bailey who continues to perform brilliantly for his team and a goal and an assist for Aston Villa keeping them in the top four even though Tottenham have a couple of games in hand but Villa doing what they need to do to be in Europe in the Champions League specifically next season. Yeah what a story that would be you know I mean Villa of course won the old European Cup back in the early 1980s but never been in there in the Champions League era it would be a fantastic achievement for them and a deserved one because I think Unai Emery has done an absolutely amazing job to take you know remember he came in after Stephen Gerrard and Villa were wobbling towards the other end of the table so he's done a fantastic job there and Leon Bailey keeps delivering I just wish he'd sort out his problems with the national team whoever's to blame for those and be able to deliver it for Jamaica as well. Yeah well the Jamaica Football Federation president says he's confident that they will work out the issues with Leon Bailey Simon as always it's been a pleasure chatting with you and I'm pretty sure we'll chat soon as we see how things unfold at the English Premier League. All the best cheers. Yeah that's Mariah what an end to the English Premier League season. I know of course Mariah thinks that Manchester City will go all the way. Correct. I am asking you guys the question as well if one team is the falter and not be there on the final day who do you think that will be? Arsenal. Why? They have the tougher fixtures let me say that the teams that they have to meet as of now they have some tough ones so I looked at all of the fixtures and I think Manchester City has an easy one except Tottenham. I think Liverpool should be fine as well so I think if I have to pick from those three it will be Arsenal. What about you? I would agree with that because mostly because of what they have in front of them to play so Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United all to come for Arsenal. Yeah and remember they've been playing in the Champions League they must be exhausted. Yeah break time. All right break time.