Jamie Carragher is backing Arsenal to outlast their rivals and secure a place in the top four to secure a long-awaited return to the Champions League.
March marks five years since the Gunners’ most recent game in Europe’s top competition, when they were thrashed 5-1 by Bayern Munich, condemning them to a humiliating 10-2 aggregate defeat. Since then, Arsenal had to settle for the Europa League in the next four seasons, before missing out altogether this time around.
But with just a third of the season remaining, Mikel Arteta’s side are firmly in the driving seat for a top-four finish, sitting one point ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United having played two games fewer. And speaking after the 2-0 defeat, Sky Sports pundit Carragher predicted that despite the loss, they were his pick to finish as the best of the rest, with the top three well out in front.
