I don't think Arsenal can win the league title even next season because anytime they start a new season they will be performing great and everyone will think they will win the trophy later if the league reach the middle they will start performing poor games and make other clubs overtake them and that is what happened to them last season and made Manchester win the trophy and this season they have started performing weak games and I think he has already affected them. Arteta needs to do something quickly so that they can play well in their remaining games, but he will be very difficult for them to complete with Liverpool and Manchester City for now.
Arsenal can just finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League next season, but the Premier League is for Liverpool or Manchester City because I see Manchester City players starting to come back from injury and they will come back with strong performance, because guadiola is a very talented coach and knows of his players going to Afcon Cup competition that will give guadiola confidence to win the title, Liverpool will miss Muhammad sallah and he can influence the team, because is a very talented and skillful players, i don't think Klopp will get better player that can play sallah round in the team.
It cannot be denied that Arsenal played badly in the last four matches without getting full points, Arteta even said this after Arsenal played the match against Fulham. Arteta said we were careless with the ball and that wasn't good enough, we didn't even deserve to win. at least, Arteta is aware of the conditions and problems within his squad. last season was yesterday, this season is what they're aiming for. it doesn't matter even if Arsenal are a few points behind, after all there are still many games left to compete for trophies this season. most importantly, Arteta knows what he has to do and what he needs. the opportunity is still there, the problem is now with the Gunners and Arteta as Arsenal's architect. also, I still have faith that the young Gunners squad will get back on track. the point is, The Gunner must win every match again, especially overthrowing City and Liverpool. thus, the competition for the trophy is getting closer to them.
As for Aston Villa, it was unexpected that Unai Emery would be able to bring his squad to 2nd place in the standings. but it is only a matter of time for City and Arsenal to take over or become top of the standings again.
for me, the one with the most potential is City. since De Bruyne suffered an injury, Pep has always tried to do a lot of experiments. now is the time for Pep to bring City back to the way it was last season. they just need to be consistent and overthrow their opposing teams, especially teams that are above their ranking. City has a chance for that, and this will be a problem for Liverpool to maintain its ranking so that it is not taken over by another team. the point is, the Premier League still has a lot of matches left. and every team, especially those competing in the top four, will try to do their job well. and it seems that this season the Premier League will be even more exciting and interesting.