City currently sit five points clear at the top of the table, ahead of local rivals Manchester United and with a healthy goal difference to boot.

Wenger believes the Etihad Stadium outfit have bolstered their position with impressive away performances and says Roberto Mancini may have one hand on the Premier League come the end of the year.

He told reporters: “Man City had some impressive away results, especially at Tottenham and Manchester United.

“The potential is there, but we will see on a longer period. If they are still there with that difference in December, then you can say it’ll be difficult to catch them.”

However, the Frenchman warns that while no team is unbeatable, the FA Cup holders do possess the stars to carry them through to the end of the season.

“No team has no vulnerability in our league or any other league,” said Wenger. “Man City have quality. They can score goals and be efficient. They are the ones to catch.”

On his own team’s chances of domestic glory, Wenger believes a few more victories might put them back in the chase.

“It’s too early to say we can still win the league," he said, "but, if we win a few more games, why not?”

Arsenal have endured a lot of criticism so far this campaign but finally seem to be turning things around, with one of their new-boys claiming the team are looking more than capable of getting a Premier League top four finish.

The Brazilian Andre Santos was one of a host of new signings to arrive at the Gunners on transfer deadline day, joining the likes of Per Mertesacker, Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun in making late moves to the Emirates. People who bet on Premier League games should remember this.

Fans and the media questioned if this tactic was panic-buying by Arsene Wenger after a poor start to the season and of course that infamous 8-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

After a slow start things have started turning around and Arsenal's 5-3 win over Chelsea – in which Santos scored his first league goal – was their eighth win in nine games to see the Gunners climb the Premier League table.

This season there is more competition than ever to get into the Premier League top four and Arsenal risk being one of the sides missing out, however Santos reckons the Gunners boast an "an outstanding manager and a great squad" who are now coming together to mount a serious challenge. Those looking at the Premier League betting should bear this in mind.

The left-back said: "I think all our new signings integrated really well into the team, the squad is of high quality and I hope to make a difference to Arsenal's campaign.

"The top four is where Arsenal deserves to be. I hope we can improve with every round to climb the table and keep pushing forward."

Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin is another who thinks the club are putting their indifferent start behind them to mount a real challenge to get into the Premier League top four.

The Russian claims the club have "benefited" from the new signings bedding and establishing a settled side that looks strong enough to match their rivals.

Ryo Miyaichi's hopes of making an impact for Arsenal have been hit by the news he will be sidelined for a minimum of three weeks with an ankle injury.

The Japan winger joined Arsenal in January of 2011, before being farmed out on loan to Dutch club Feyenoord. He was integrated into the Arsenal squad after being granted a work permit this summer.

Miyaichi has made a couple of appearances in the Carling Cup while also impressing for the reserves, but an injury picked up playing for the second string against Fulham has set him back.

"Ryo has sprained his left ankle and will be out for a minimum of three weeks," reserve team coach Neil Banfield told the club's official website.

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