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Arsenal head to Leeds United on Saturday looking to steady their Premier League title push as pressure begins to mount at the top of the table.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta\u2019s side remain four points clear of second place, but their cushion has been dented after collecting just two points from their last three matches. Draws against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest were followed by a damaging first home defeat of the season against Manchester United, giving renewed belief to the chasing pack.<\/p>\n

Despite the stumble, Arteta remains confident brighter days lie ahead, insisting \u201cbeautiful\u201d things are still to come as Arsenal chase a first league title since 2004.<\/p>\n

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, however, believes the Gunners<\/a>\u00a0are beginning to \u201cfeel the pressure\u201d after three consecutive runner-up finishes.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, beleaguered Tottenham manager Thomas Frank faces another stern test as Spurs host Manchester City. Frank will hope his side can replicate their strong European form after a difficult domestic run, with City eager to capitalise on any further Arsenal slip.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa also remain poised to pounce in a tightly packed title race, while Crystal Palace will be looking to halt their own slide as the Premier League\u2019s festive period gathers momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arsenal head to Leeds United on Saturday looking to steady their Premier League title push as pressure begins to mount at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta\u2019s side remain four points clear of second place, but their cushion has been dented after collecting just two points from their last three matches. Draws against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest were followed by a damaging first home defeat of the season against Manchester United, giving renewed belief to the chasing pack. Despite the stumble, Arteta remains confident brighter days lie ahead, insisting \u201cbeautiful\u201d things are still to come as Arsenal chase a first league title since 2004. Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, however, believes the Gunners\u00a0are beginning to \u201cfeel the pressure\u201d after three consecutive runner-up finishes. Elsewhere, beleaguered Tottenham manager Thomas Frank faces another stern test as Spurs host Manchester City. Frank will hope his side can replicate their strong European form after a difficult domestic run, with City eager to capitalise on any further Arsenal slip. Aston Villa also remain poised to pounce in a tightly packed title race, while Crystal Palace will be looking to halt their own slide as the Premier League\u2019s festive period gathers momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159,160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football-news","category-premier-league"],"yoast_head":"\nArsenal seek Leeds reset as Frank\u2019s struggling Spurs host Man City - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arsenal head to Leeds United on Saturday looking to steady their Premier League title push as pressure begins to mount at the top of the table.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-seek-leeds-reset-as-franks-struggling-spurs-host-man-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsenal seek Leeds reset as Frank\u2019s struggling Spurs host Man City - 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