Two months, two teams, one winner: Premier League title race starts here

RACE TO THE FINISH: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta applauds the fans after the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Pic: PA

It has been a Premier League season of distractions, pop-up windows and one vast and disorientating hiatus. Exactly 34 weeks have passed since Arsenal kicked things off with a Friday night trip to Crystal Palace. 

The good news, as March folds into April, is that we do now have some clarity. The set-up is good from here. There are 10 games remaining for the league leaders, 11 for their main pursuers, without breaks or interjections or anything to break the concentration. By happy coincidence this comes as the league still has what is, because of the nature of the participants, a genuine two-way title race.