Former Arsenal star Robin Van Persie has backed his old club to win the Premier League.

The Dutch ex-forward, who left the Gunners to win the league with Manchester United, admits that Arsenal have been outstanding this season.

The Gunners lead Manchester City in the Premier League table with a less than a third of the season to go.

Persie told Sky Sports, "If you look at this period of time, this is where every single point really counts.

"They've got [had] a couple of difficult games. They got the three points there, so that is what a champion's team is made of.

“They've been proving that. But the last stretch is always the difficult one, so it'll be interesting to see."