Arsenal hero Paul Merson has predicted his old side to draw against Aston Villa in their highly-anticipated Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.
The Gunners saw a run of five successive league wins end on Wednesday evening as Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool secured a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium. However, Mikel Arteta's side need to quickly dust themselves off and get back to winning ways as they look to end their five year UEFA Champions League hiatus, with the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur breathing down their neck in the race for fourth.
Writing for Sportskeeda, Merson forecast a thrilling draw for the north Londoners at Villa Park, saying: "Arsenal played very well in the first half against Liverpool and could've probably won the game if Martin Odegaard had managed to score past Alisson Becker. That said, this is a tough game for Arsenal, as Aston Villa are also in good form heading into the game.
