Former midfielder Paul Merson believes Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes will be over if Liverpool beat Everton in Wednesday’s postponed game.
The Gunners were recently disappointedly knocke out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle. With a score of 4-0 on aggregate. In the Premier League, the team is six points behind the Reds, เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา who have played one game less. Arne Slot’s side travel to Everton on Wednesday and Merson believes Arsenal’s chances of reaching the championship will be over if Liverpool win.
“They’ve got two games left, one of which could be ruine by a result on Wednesday,” Merson told Sky Sports. “If Liverpool beat Everton they’re nine points clear. With 15 games to go, they’ve got four losses, so I don’t think that’s possible. For me, it’s all about Wednesday.”
“I quite like their performance in the Champions League but I’ve just seen them lose two games to Newcastle and – not to be disrespectful – there are teams better than Newcastle in the Champions League knockout stages so for me it’s a tough job.”
“It depends on how many points they drop until the end of the season if they don’t win the league, if they finish second again… he should stay. I hope people don’t think, ‘Oh, change the manager.’
“He (Arteta) has to be there, ready to pull Man City down, which he didn’t do, but Liverpool did.”