Shkodran Mustafi made 151 appearances for Arsenal from 2016 to 2021 (Picture: Getty)

Former Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi says the Gunners have ‘already won a title’ this season despite the club looking destined to finish second.

The Gunners were eight points clear at the top of the Premier League earlier in the campaign but a late capitulation has put Manchester City back in control.

Arsenal have failed to record a victory in their last four top-flight matches and lost 4-1 at City last time out, who are now two points behind with two games in hand.

Unless there is a late twist, it seems Mikel Arteta’s team will end the season without any silverware having crashed out of every other competition this term.
But ex-Arsenal centre-back Mustafi says his old club being back in the Champions League for the first time in seven years next term is the same as winning a title.

The 31-year-old went as far to say that the progress Arsenal have made this season even tops Leicester City winning the Premier League at odds of 5000-1 in 2016.

‘Arsenal haven?t played in the Champions League since Arsene Wenger left the club,’ Mustafi told Sky Germany.

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