Aston Villa manager Unai Emery and captain John McGinn have said it is too early to call them title challengers despite their superb run of form continuing with victory over Arsenal to move within two points of leaders Liverpool.
Villa consolidated third place in the Premier League table by holding on to beat the second-placed Gunners on Saturday, just three days after defeating Treble winners Manchester City.
The results mean they have beaten last season's top two and have made their best start to a top-flight season since 1980-81, the year they last won the title.