EPL: Saka confident Arsenal will win the title after beating Spurs-'we learned our lessons last year’

 Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka admits the club needs to be perfect if they are to win the Premier League title. The Gunners moved are a points above Manchester City who have played a game fewer.

Saka believes Arsenal's derby victory over Tottenham Hotspur shows they have what it takes to win the Premier League this year. The Gunners survived a second-half fightback from their bitter rivals to register a 3-2 victory.

Mikel Arteta's side led the title race for much of last season but collapsed in April when they started a run of just two wins in eight matches.

As such, they ended up some way adrift of the Citizens, but Saka is confident the tables can be turned this time around.

"City are an amazing team, but they're not perfect," he told Sky Sports. "Nobody's perfect. They can drop points.

"We just need to do our job and see where it leaves us. There's not much room for error, like they showed like last year, [and] the years before.

"We've got experience now. We learned our lessons last year. We're ready for the last three games."

Arsenal was clinical in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, taking the lead through a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own-goal before Saka and Kai Havertz made it 3-0.

Their hosts were not about to roll over, as Cristian Romero pulled one back after a dreadful error from goalkeeper David Raya, while a late Son Heung-min penalty ensured a nervy finish.

The visitors clung on though, keeping their hopes of a first Premier League title in two decades alive, although City will finish top of the pile if they win each of their remaining fixtures.

Even so, Saka believes the victory at Spurs shows how much they have grown over the last 12 months.

"Maybe last season, that could have ended in a draw," he continued. "Today we showed that we have the experience now. We can come here and get three points, even when the stakes are high and it's a massive game. I'm delighted.

"We know it's a big derby and they don't want to just lose 3-0 at home. Once they got one, the crowd was up, they were up, and the momentum shifted their way, but I'm proud of all the boys. They fought to the end and they got the three points.

"We know what it means to the fans and what it means to us. It means everything. We know this is a massive for us and we've got three to go.

"We're going to give it everything and see where it leaves us."

Arsenal manager Arteta believes his side are better equipped to win the league this season than a year ago.

“I think so,” he said. “When you win it’s always the case. Last season we didn’t because we went to West Ham and we missed a penalty and against Liverpool, we conceded in the 91st minute and then you’re not capable.

“In the end, the judgment is going to be based on that outcome. If they got the goal in the last minute to make it 3-3 then we say ‘wouldn’t have been ready’.

“The margins are so small. Don’t get carried away with yourself. We want to be better. There are margins for improvement. Go again against Bournemouth because it’s going to be tough.”

Arsenal host Bournemouth next Saturday.