Arsenal legend Ian Wright has given his prediction for this season's Premier League top-four race.
Manchester United currently sit fourth in the table having attained 43 points from 25 matches, two points ahead of West Ham United in fifth.
Meanwhile, north London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have managed 39 points and 36 points respectively, although both sides have played just 22 times in the league.
Now, Wright has admitted that the Gunners face a tough set of fixtures in the coming weeks whilst also claiming that West Ham's Europa League campaign could hinder their chances of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League.
"When you look at Arsenal, they’ve got Spurs, Chelsea, West Ham, Man United soon, so it’s going to be tough," Wright said on the Ringer FC podcast.
"I said at the start of the season, if we could get sixth, I would be so happy and I think Mikel Arteta would be where he should be, in and around sixth-place, and then you start to progress from there.
"When you look at how everyone is doing at the moment, everyone is playing each other. If Arsenal can win games like the Wolves one, I’ll be happy with that.
"I fear for West Ham because they’ve got the seriousness of the Europa League coming now and it gets more intense now, they play more frequently and the games are tougher. That’s why you worry for them.
"I don’t think West Ham will be able to sustain it, with the Europa League as well."
"Spurs, I don’t know what’s happening with them and they go to Man City, United, Liverpool and Arsenal soon. Those are tough games for a Spurs who look the way they do right now.
"United have big games too so I can’t call it, I can’t. But when you look at how poorly some teams are performing, it’s interesting."
The former England international went on to give his final verdict, backing Arsenal to come out on top.
He added: "I think we [Arsenal] are going to do it. They need four points from their games in hand [against Burnley and Spurs]. Can Arsenal recognise that this is it now? This is the season.
"Whatever you say about United, they have the firepower and players and they will start to take their chances and click. That’s what worries me about United.
"But there’s something happening at the club with the in-fighting. If that’s happening, how do you continue to put in the performances to get the top-four? Southampton could have beaten them [on Saturday]."
