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Arsenal can finally win the Premier League title with a universal belief within the whole squad.

That’s according to Gunners legend and ‘Invincible’ Sol Campbell, who is also liking the look of their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Mikel Arteta has overseen three consecutive second place finishes in the Premier League as Arsenal head coach.

Manchester City and Liverpool have both beaten them to the coveted crown, although things could be very different this season.

Arsenal sit top of the table and a point ahead of holders Liverpool after spending over £250million on new signings in the summer.

And Campbell, who was part of the club’s last title-winning squad in 2004, has revealed how the Gunners can finally cross the line at the end of the season.

When asked by talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs who he thinks are favourites for the title, the two-time Premier League champion said: “No one yet, no one.

“Liverpool, obviously they’ve been champions, they’re always going be in with a shout, and Arsenal are the chasers. They’re in a good position at the moment, but they just have to…

“The proof’s in the pudding, they have to keep going, keep going when it’s January, February time, when it’s wintry and raining, away, picking up points.

“So at the moment, it’s so early but they’ve got great signs. Arsenal are looking good, but they’ve got to believe they can do it, that’s the thing.

“If you don’t believe you can do it, something’s going to come up, and then you’re not going to get the points, you’re not going to have that total belief.

“Everybody’s got to believe they can do it and when they get that mental kind of herd mentality when everyone believes it… not stupidly, like far-fetched, but, ‘We’ve got a great chance and we’ve got to believe.’

“If you add too much doubt in it, it takes a little bit, one per cent, and that one per cent added up through the whole team, the whole squad, can actually take away that momentum. So they’ve got to truly believe they can do it, they’ve got a chance to do it.”

Campbell was then asked about how to create a serial winner mentality when the Arteta project at Arsenal has been built slowly.

“I think slow is good sometimes,” he replied. “Some people are lucky, they inherit a really good side, [Arne] Slot inherited a fantastic side [at Liverpool] and then won the league.

“He didn’t have to change much, he was lucky. A new manager, good bounce, players responded and yeah, he was lucky. Arteta had to get rid of some players and deadwood but the last couple of years, he’s had pretty much the team.

“I think the centrepiece is a centre-forward, they’ve finally got someone [Viktor Gyokeres]… But they’ve got to find out how to play him. But you build it, you have to build it somehow.

“I went to Arsenal [in 2001], I’ve not won anything. Yeah they won before, but every year is different, you’ve got to believe that you can do it, and you’ve got to have the players around with the quality that can do it.

“You have to manifest it, you have to make it, that’s how champions are made. You’ve got to manifest that, ‘We can do it this year.’

“Not being ridiculous, not being so far-fetched, but you’ve got to start somewhere. Everybody starts with nothing, and then you’ve got to build and create something.”

Campbell added: “Everybody has to come together to totally believe. There’s a lot of guys who’ve signed [for] three, four, five years and whatever, they just have to win.

“How they win? This year they’ve got to win by hook or by crook, get a lucky win or a lucky break here and there, but you’ve got to work for that lucky break.

“They need to win something to kind of allow everyone to really say, ‘Hey, this is what we can achieve’.”

Sol sees positive Spurs signs

Arsenal’s north London rivals Spurs started the season with a clean slate after Thomas Frank succeeded Ange Postecoglou as head coach.

Despite a 1-0 home loss to Bournemouth, Tottenham are third in the league and only two points behind the Gunners with seven matches played.

And although he didn’t outright suggest that Spurs could be in the title mix, Campbell is impressed with what he has seen from the club he controversially left 24 years ago.

“I think he’s made a really good, positive [start], a fresh approach to the game,” he said. “Came close against PSG [in the Super Cup final], just lost on penalties against them.

“Really top football, he’s playing with fresh eyes upon it, and maybe he’s doing something simple in the sense that [he’s] allowing players just to be a bit more free.

“Maybe he’s taking a bit more pressure on him and less pressure on the players. I think it’s been a great start for them. It’s early, who knows what’s going to happen, but the main thing is, it’s positive.”

Arsenal and Spurs meet for the first time this season on November 23 in a potential clash for the Premier League summit.