Dennis backs his Gunners to fire

Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp has backed the North London giants to reclaim the Premiership title this season.

He said: "I think last year gave a lot of teams some confidence because Chelsea dropped points here and there and lost a few games they weren't expected to,"

"Liverpool, Manchester United and us will be up there this year as well. There is more of a chance for the other teams this year than in the last two years.

"They've bought Shevchenko and they already have the likes of Drogba, but you can't play them all. You can have six world-class strikers, but you can only play two, or maybe three, at a time.

"From us being favourites two years ago it's different now, and maybe we are not favourites anymore.

"But I feel with this team, every year they are getting stronger and stronger, they are more experienced and many of them played in the World Cup, and if they can bring that to this team I really think they can challenge.

"Last season our Champions League run gave us a lot of confidence and at times we took that into the league.

"And with a good pre-season and a good start they can build on that and keep it going again. They have the experience, it's not new to them."