{"id":6625,"date":"2025-02-08T15:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=6625"},"modified":"2025-02-08T16:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:05:06","slug":"paul-merson-rates-arsenals-premier-league-chances-after-getting-destroyed-by-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/paul-merson-rates-arsenals-premier-league-chances-after-getting-destroyed-by-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Merson rates Arsenal\u2019s Premier League chances after getting \u2018destroyed by Newcastle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paul Merson doesn’t rate Arsenal chances of winning the Premier League or Champions League (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Merson<\/a> has urged Arsenal<\/a> not to sack Mikel Arteta<\/a>, but has predicted his former club will fail to win a trophy this season.<\/p>\n

Arsenal have not won a major trophy since the FA Cup<\/a> in 2020 and after coming close to the Premier League title in the last two seasons, many predicted that the drought would end this campaign.<\/p>\n

But in just the last month they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United and lost their Carabao Cup semi-final 4-0 on aggregate to Newcastle.<\/p>\n

Moreover, they trail Liverpool in the Premier League title race by six points, which could get worse when the Reds play their game in hand against local rivals Everton next week.<\/p>\n

That leaves the Champions League and while the Gunners are through to the last-16, it is the Reds who are the competition’s favourites, with some even tipping Arne Slot’s side to win an unprecedented quadruple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The poor showing in the defeat at St. James’ Park has given Merson serious doubts over whether Arteta’s team will lift silverware this season, saying the manager has missed a golden opportunity.<\/p>\n

‘They’ve got two [trophies left to win], one they could be out of by Wednesday night in my opinion,’ the Arsenal hero said on Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal have been knocked out of both domestic cups and trail in the Premier League title race (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘If Liverpool<\/a> win at Everton<\/a>, that’ll be nine points clear with 15 odd games left. They’d have to lose four of them which I think would be impossible. To me, it comes down to Wednesday.<\/p>\n

‘I did half-fancy them in the Champions League<\/a> but I’ve just seen them get destroyed by Newcastle over two legs and – no disrespect – there’s a lot better teams than Newcastle in the Champions League knockout phase, so for me they’re right up against it.<\/p>\n

‘It all depends how many points they get beaten by in the end if they don’t win the league. If they come second again.. he’s going to stay, I hope people don’t think, “Oh, let’s change the manager”.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal finished third in the Champions League league phase (Photo: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘But he had to be there, ready to pounce when Man City<\/a> dropped off and he didn’t and Liverpool have.’<\/p>\n

If they wish to win the Premier League, Arsenal must be faultless until the end of the season, starting with next Saturday’s trip to Leicester City.<\/p>\n

The Gunners have been impressive in the Champions League so far this season, winning six of their eight league phase games, with their only defeat coming away to Inter Milan.<\/p>\n

They finished third in the table – behind only Liverpool and Barcelona – and will take on the winner of either Feyenoord vs AC Milan or Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven in the last-16.<\/p>\n

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