Arsenal .... all done

Ugh...I know this happened a few days ago, but the Arsenal loss to Chelsea coupled with Manchester United disassembling Liverpool means the Gooners are now in 3rd place! Some quick thoughts:

• Arsenal needed to buy some players during the winter transfer window. Even before Eduardo was put out of action it was clear that Arsenal were thin up front. Van Persie is not reliable with regards to health, Bendtner is a decent 3rd or 4th striker but not a top class player to fill in a void. Arsenal also needed to maybe look for another midfielder to take some pressure off of Cesc. Finally they needed some cover for Gallas/Toure....again not sure Senderos is a Premier caliber central defender. Wenger will need to open the purse strings for next season, he needs to hold on to his players (Flamini comes to mind) and go out and spend on some new blood, Ben Afra is rumored but he will need more than the talented French midfielder/striker.
  
• Manchester United are too deep...and will win the title. Just look at their depth in midfield - Scholes, Giggs, Nani, Anderson, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Park, and Carrick. They do not have a lot of depth up front, but since they get goals from all over the roster they do not rely on Rooney or Tevez for all their goals. Granted Ronaldo is having a legendary sesason...which also helps.
• Chelsea are making a late run, but it is too late. With their players returning from the African Cup in addition to their winter additions such as Anelka, Grant found himself with a wealthy of options. Of course some would argue he has no clue what he is doing with this talent. But even a broken watch is correct twice a day, so with Grant he can throw a bunch of players on the field and their talent will usually allow Chelsea to find some success. The problem is they are too far behind to catch ManU. Granted their remains a ManU v Chelsea game which could go a long way....so maybe there is an outside chance!
• Liverpool once again shows that they will be without the Prem title....funny joke I heard yesterday on the Soccer Daily podcast "What ship has never docked in Liverpool?.....The Premiership Title." Once again this season, where I a Liverpool fan, I would be calling for Benetiz's head...were it not for 15 minutes of insanity in Instanbul, Benetiz would not have the Champions League title that is keeping him afloat in Liverpool. Were it not for Torres lighting up the score board, Liverpool would be behind hated rival Everton or even lower down the table.....

I think Manchester United will win the title, Chelsea will make it interesting but just do not have enough games left. Liverpool will actually fight for the 4th place and Arsenal will hold on their third place...but what will be considered a disappointing season.