Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has aimed a playful dig at Tottenham Hotspur after Jamie O'Hara claimed that his former club will finish above the Gunners in the race for top four.
Mikel Arteta's side strengthened their position in the race for Champions League football on Sunday with a 2-1 win over West Ham. Goals from centre-back partnership Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes were enough to see off the Hammers, who can no longer mathematically finish in the top four.
Spurs had won 3-1 win against Leicester City earlier in the day, meaning it was imperative for Arsenal to get all three points. As a result, they remain in fourth, two points ahead of their north London rivals and now just three behind west Londoners, Chelsea, who've been dragged back into the race after a poor performance at relegation battling Everton.
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Nevertheless, with four games to go - including the all-important North London Derby on May 12 - O'Hara thinks that Spurs' experience will see them triumph over the Gunners and qualify for the Champions League. "I think Arsenal will slip up," he said on talkSPORT.
"I think they've got tough games. I think we've got one more tough game [Liverpool away] and then it's the North London Derby. That is like a cup final which can go either way but you just have to back Spurs, surely you have to back Spurs under the lights at home against Arsenal."
But Parlour reacted in a way that Arsenal fans will love, immediately ridiculing Tottenham for having a recent history of slipping up during the big moments. "It's quite funny you say Arsenal will crumble, Spurs do it every year," he laughed. "They call Spurs rhubarb now they crumble so much!"
It'll be interesting to see what happens in the remaining games, but Arsenal have done well to get this far, and will be determined to get over the line and secure Champions League football next season for the first time since the 2016/17 campaign.
