Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has made a u-turn after previously backing Arsenal to win the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners were held to a 2-2 draw at Manchester City on Sunday evening.
Erling Haaland put the champions ahead before Ricciardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes turned the game on its end.
Despite a staunch defensive effort in the second half with 10 men, Arsenal’s resistance was broken in the 98th minute by John Stones.
But John Stones salvaged a point for City with a late goal.
Neville has now said that goal may well prove crucial in the title race.
“I backed Arsenal at the start of the season because I just felt as though when a team’s hunting you down, eventually they get there, more often than not, when they’re getting closer and closer,” Neville told Sky Sports.
“Today felt like a monumental, defining moment in this journey that Arsenal are on, of trying to get to a league title. Two seasons ago they quite simply fell apart in the last 10 games, last season they went so close, and then you think, right, okay, they’re learning, they’re maturing.
“You just think, where will we be in April and May with this game? Will we be going back to that final minute, and what happened with the John Stones goal, will we be thinking that City won the title by one point, and that moment determines it?
“It’s ridiculous, because there will be dropped points, and there will be mistakes, and there will be lots of victories before the end of the season, but it is that type of situation when you’re up against Pep Guardiola, he makes you feel that way.”
