Arsenal Set to Retain Premier League Title Amid Treble Talks
Arsenal have barely had time to polish the Premier League trophy, and already some of English football’s most decorated voices are convinced it isn’t going anywhere.
Paul Scholes and Gary Neville both believe Mikel Arteta’s side are set to retain their crown, backing a team that finally snapped a 20-year title drought in May and has started this season like it intends to build an era, not just a moment.
Champions start like champions
If there were any doubts about Arsenal’s hunger, they lasted about 10 minutes of their opening fixture. The champions brushed aside newly-promoted Coventry City 3-0, a routine win that looked ominously easy.
This isn’t a squad creaking under the weight of success. Arteta has layered depth on top of an already cohesive core, turning a settled XI into a squad that looks equipped to dictate the tempo of English football again. Every substitution now feels like a weapon, not a compromise.
That matters in a season where chaos swirls around their usual rivals. Manchester City and Liverpool, the two clubs that have defined the last decade, are both feeling their way through awkward new realities after the departures of Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot. While they adjust, Arsenal look fully formed.
Treble talk already in the air
The ink is barely dry on last season, yet the conversation has already drifted towards something bigger than back‑to‑back titles.
Arsenal came agonisingly close to something extraordinary last term. They lost the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain and fell short in the Carabao Cup showpiece against City. Two finals, two near-misses, and a sense that this group is hovering on the edge of something historic.
On The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, former striker Dion Dublin refused to laugh off the idea of an unprecedented Arsenal treble.
"I'm not going to back Arsenal to win the treble, but I'm not going to rule it out either," he said. "They've got the best and most settled squad and there's a real harmony at the football club."
That line about harmony lingers. This is not just a collection of expensive signings. It looks like a club moving in one direction, from the boardroom to the bench.
Scholes, a man who knows exactly what a treble dressing room feels like from Manchester United’s 1999 triumph, didn’t hesitate to support Dublin’s view.
"I agree with that. I think it’s very possible with the way they’re looking. I still think in the last week of the transfer window they could bring another player, which is scary. They’ve just signed Ezri Konsa as well who is a top-class defender."
When a serial winner like Scholes calls Arsenal “scary”, people listen.
Recruitment with a ruthless edge
The champions have not stood still. They’ve accelerated.
Arteta has folded Bruno Guimaraes, Christos Tzolis and Ezri Konsa into a squad that already knew how to win the league. On paper, those names add technical quality and tactical flexibility. On the pitch, they give Arsenal the depth to chase every competition deep into spring without running on fumes.
This is why the predictions are so emphatic. Neville, speaking on Sky Sports, didn’t even bother to hedge.
Asked for his title tip, he said: "One hundred per cent Arsenal. They’re way out in front. With what they’ve got already now in defence and in midfield, with the good attackers that they’ve got, they’ve got a really good standard, then they’re fine."
No caveats. No “if injuries allow”. Just a blunt expectation that Arsenal are the team to beat.
Villa next, and no room for mercy
The next step in this title defence comes on Monday night, when Aston Villa arrive looking bruised and uncertain.
Villa’s season began with a thud. A 4-0 hammering by Brighton exposed a side unsettled by a troubling summer window and short on confidence. Now they walk into the home of the champions, needing a reaction and facing a team that smells vulnerability.
For Arteta, this is exactly the kind of fixture that defines a ruthless champion. Rivals are dropping points, new managers are wrestling with systems and squads, and the table is already starting to tilt. Arsenal cannot afford to drift through games while others stumble.
He will demand total concentration from a squad packed with options and expectation. Another commanding win would do more than preserve a perfect start. It would crank up the noise around the Emirates, intensify the treble whispers, and send a clear message to a shaken chasing pack.
Arsenal have the title. They have the backing of some of the game’s hardest judges. Now the question is simple: how far can this team push its dominance before someone finds a way to stop them?
