{"id":200,"date":"2026-03-31T07:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=200"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:31:41","slug":"were-ready-arsenals-cristhian-mosquera-makes-bold-premier-league-title-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=200","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re ready\u2019 &#8211; Arsenal\u2019s Cristhian Mosquera makes bold Premier League title claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At a Glance:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arsenal sit nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table.<\/li>\n<li>The Gunners remain alive on three fronts after losing the Carabao Cup final.<\/li>\n<li>Cristhian Mosquera is optimistic ahead of the run-in, despite Wembley defeat to City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Arsenal are on the brink of winning their first Premier League title for over 20 years, and defender Cristhian Mosquera has revealed that he\u2019s optimistic about his team\u2019s chances of securing multiple pieces of silverware.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners sit nine points clear at the summit of the English top flight, with seven matches left to play, although chasers Manchester City still have eight fixtures left. The two sides meet in mid-April at the Etihad, in what will essentially be a straight shootout for the title.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola\u2019s side will go into that game with confidence, having comfortably beaten Arsenal at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final before the international break. Despite suffering this defeat in disappointing circumstances, Mosquera remains positive on the North Londoners\u2019 trophy credentials heading into the run-in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nico O&#039;Reilly double helps City WIN Carabao Cup \ud83c\udfc6 | Arsenal 0-2 Man City | Carabao Cup Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hKKPfIUl0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cristhian Mosquera on Arsenal&#8217;s trophy chances<\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal were significantly worse than City at Wembley, raising alarm bells amongst supporters regarding their team\u2019s ability to get over the line this season. Mikel Arteta\u2019s side failed to create anything of note, while the Citizens controlled possession and territory for much of the second half.<\/p>\n<p>With the two teams still set to play each other this term, and with City boasting a game in hand over the Gunners, it\u2019s understandable that some fans of the North London club are concerned about their team. While they should be in a position to win the title with little fuss between now and the end of the season, it doesn\u2019t feel as though it\u2019ll be a walk in the park for Arteta\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>That said, 21-year-old centre-back Mosquera is confident moving forward, claiming that he and his teammates are \u2018ready\u2019 for the challenge. He also believes the Gunners can go all the way in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent years, Arsenal\u00a0hasn\u2019t quite achieved what it set out to do, but I think we\u2019re ready this year,\u201d he told Europa Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we have the chance to win titles. We\u2019re going to do everything we can to bring joy to the fans. In the Champions League, I think we\u2019re doing pretty well this year, we\u2019re in the quarter-finals now, and hopefully we can go further and win it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fans will no doubt take solace from Mosquera\u2019s positivity, with his feelings likely reflecting the morale around the Gunners\u2019 training ground.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cristhian Mosquera says two Arsenal players are like \u2018siblings\u2019 to him<\/h2>\n<p>Mosquera has enjoyed an excellent debut campaign in North London. Signing from Valencia for just \u00a313 million, he wasn\u2019t expected to make a major impact for the Gunners, at least in his first season at the club.<\/p>\n<p>However, whenever he\u2019s been called upon to fill in for William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, he\u2019s been dependable. Aside from a difficult outing away at Brighton last month, the Spaniard has looked assured and more than ready to take on the burden of playing for the best team in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fitting right in.<\/p>\n<p>Another brilliant performance from Cristhian Mosquera &#x1f44f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lERJHIprSn\">pic.twitter.com\/lERJHIprSn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1967211914259255768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He\u2019s subsequently been rewarded for this form with a first call-up and cap for the senior Spanish national team, which came last week against Serbia. Speaking about his recent successes, Mosquera cited Saliba and Gabriel as pivotal players who have helped him this term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one, the two of them have been by my side, giving me advice and always trying to look after me, like parents, like older siblings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very grateful to them. They are two of the best centre-backs in the world, and it\u2019s a pleasure and a privilege to train with them and watch them play every weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a Glance: Arsenal sit nine points clear at the top of the Premier League<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}