Are 'outstanding' Brighton now Arsenal's main title challengers?

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Few, if any, Brighton supporters could have anticipated just how impressive their side would be during the opening 10 games of the Premier League season.

A 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Amex Stadium on Sunday afternoon lifted the Seagulls into second place, leaving them to head into the November international break dreaming of what might be possible over the remainder of the campaign.

Their sixth win in seven Premier League matches was enough to move them above Manchester City, who suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest less than 24 hours earlier, and underline their position as the closest challengers to leaders Arsenal.

With a five-point gap to the Gunners, that is…