Roy Keane says there's no evidence that Arsenal can win the title next season as Jamie Redknapp responds that they're just an elite striker away

Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp had differing opinions over whether Arsenal could potentially win the Premier League next season.

The Gunners were hold to a 1-1 draw at Manchester United, ending any slim hopes they had of catching runaway leaders Liverpool.

It will be a third successive second-placed finish as things stand and former United captain Keane has not seen enough to to convince him that they can go one step further.

‘No. Why would I? What makes you think the manager can do it?,’ he replied when asked if Mikel Arteta’s side could win it next season.

They’ve got close over the last few years, but City will be strong next year and I’m sure Liverpool will be too.

‘Where is the evidence to think they can do it? Getting a striker in would help, have they got the right mentality? Has the manager? You see a different side to them when they’re losing every week, but they get all agitated when they’re losing.

‘I don’t think getting a striker in who’ll score 20 goals a season will necessarily be the difference.

‘Will City and Liverpool just stand still? They’re going to look to improve, Pep will bounce back and I think Liverpool will be stronger next season. We don’t know where Chelsea are, but what’s the evidence or this group of players that they can do it?

‘It’s alright challenging, but it should be about winning titles.’

However, Jamie Redknapp thinks they’re just missing one piece of the puzzle to get over the line.   

‘I’m confident if they sign an elite striker they’ll challenge for the title. But how hard are they to find?

‘They always get spoken about with Isak, he’s obviously elite with the goals he’s got and how he plays. But would Arsenal be the only ones in for him if he does leave?

‘Sesko as well, they’ve been mentioned with him, but it’s just a case of a striker. Even though Kai Havertz has done well, they signed him as a No 8.

‘Then you ask him to be a killer in the box – is he going to get 20 a season? That’s Salah numbers. That’s what they’ve got to try to find, and if they do with their defensive stability they’ll certainly go close next season.’