Gary Neville said it looks like Arsenal’s ‘name is on the Premier League trophy’ after a dramatic win over West Ham.
Arsenal looked set to drop vital points in the Premier League title race as they were held by West Ham for over 80 minutes at the London Stadium.
But Leandro Trossard finally broke West Ham’s resistance with a superb strike, though more drama was to follow.
West Ham, desperately fighting to stay in the Premier League, thought they had scored an injury-time equaliser when Callum Wilson turned home from a corner.
But the goal was ruled out in the dying seconds following a VAR check for a foul on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, and the Gunners held on for a ‘monumental’ win.
‘This is one of those moments where Arsenal might think their name is on the trophy,’ Neville said on Sky Sports.
‘The drama… if Arsenal are going to go on and win a title, this is the half. This is the game that will go down in folklore.
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‘The late goal, the late VAR decision from Stockley Park from Darren England, and Arsenal get over the line.
‘It’s a monumental movement towards a first Premier League title for this great club in 22 years.’
Neville’s former Manchester United teammate Roy Keane added: ‘It was an emotional game, not the best quality but Arsenal got the job done.
‘A lot has been made of Arsenal’s mentality in recent years but that is what top teams do, you have to give Arsenal credit.
‘There will be relief in the dressing room because they might have thought they had lost the title at the end there.’
A dramatic win over London rivals West Ham puts Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City with two games remaining.
Man City have three games left but will need Arsenal to slip up against Burnley or Crystal Palace to stand any chance of winning the title.
Reacting to Arsenal’s win, club legend Ian Wright said: ‘By any means necessary at the minute. We had to stay in it and we had to win the game.
‘In the end we got it done. The save from David Raya is the save that wins it for us if we go on to win the title.
‘Even with the foul, we have seen it now, he has got his arms across him and he is impeding him. It was a like a blessing!
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