Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has poured cold water on Arsenal's ambitions of winning both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League this se...
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has poured cold water on Arsenal's ambitions of winning both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League this season, insisting that the North London club cannot achieve the feat despite their current form. The former England international, speaking exclusively to GoalZaza, declared that while Mikel Arteta's side have been clinical in the Champions League, the sheer demands of competing on two fronts would ultimately prove too formidable for the Gunners. Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League final after a resilient performance against Atletico Madrid earlier this week, setting up a mouthwatering clash against Paris Saint Germain. The Gunners also sit top of the Premier League table, raising hopes among their supporters that a historic double is within reach. However, Carragher, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, believes the powers that be at the Emirates should be cautious.. �I cannot see Arsenal winning both the Premier League and the Champions League this season,. � Carragher told GoalZaza.. �At the end of the day, the depth of the squad and the fixture congestion will catch up with them. They have given a good account of themselves in Europe, but the lion. �s share of the pressure is now on their shoulders. It is one thing to excel on the pitch against the likes of Atletico, but it is another thing entirely to sustain that level week in, week out in the Premier League. In the scheme of things, they might be forced to choose one trophy over the other.. � Carragher acknowledged the quality of the Nigerian internationals currently plying their trade in the Premier League, including Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface, who have been linked with moves to Arsenal in previous transfer windows. The veteran defender noted that if Arteta had a Super Eagles talisman in his ranks, the story might be different.. �You look at the quality of Nigerian players in the league, and you wonder what kind of impact a player like Osimhen could have at Arsenal in such a tight race. It is a missing piece, in my view,. � he added. In the local viewing centres in Lagos and Abuja, fans are divided. While some gather at the popular Viewing Centre in Surulere, others in Wuse II have sworn that Arsenal will prove Carragher wrong.. �This man Carragher is just a bitter former player,. � one fan shouted at a centre in Ikeja as the news spread.. �Arsenal will win both and silence all the doubters. We have the squad, we have the belief, and we have the talisman in Bukayo Saka. Nothing can stop us now.. � Another supporter in Abuja. �s City View Hub simply shook his head, saying,. �It is typical of them to write us off. Let them keep talking. At the end of the day, the trophy will do the talking for us.. �
