"Lessons for Liverpool as Arsenal emerge as title favourites"

Arsenal, who are currently top of the Premier League table, have overtaken Liverpool and disappeared into the distance. They are closing in on their first Premier League title since 2003-04. There are lessons for the Anfield hierarchy to learn from the rapid progress overseen at the Emirates. Liverpool's transfer business last summer didn't help them kick on. Arsenal are a case study in how you can recruit shrewdly without vast resources even when faced with the nightmare scenario of operating outside the prestige and riches of the Champions League.