Paul Merson has declared that it will be ‘unbelievable’ if Arsenal leapfrog Tottenham into third place in the Premier League table as the top four battle reaches its climax.
Mid-February saw Tottenham hold a ten point lead over their arch-rivals as the focus around Mauricio Pochettino’s side was on a potential title race as opposed to a fight for a spot in the Champions League places.
However, one point in Spurs’ last four matches, including Saturday’s 2-1 capitulation to Southampton, has seen that ten point lead cut to just one solitary point as Arsenal
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Merson, a former Arsenal midfielder, revelled in Spurs’ woes as he spoke about the race for the top four on Sky Sports’ The Debate Podcast, as quoted by HTC.
Merson said:
Spurs’ PL form:
❌ 2-1 vs Burnley
❌2-0 vs Chelsea
⛔️ 1-1 vs Arsenal
❌ 2-1 vs SouthamptonTap ❤️ if you’re backing Tottenham to bottle it in the top four race. pic.twitter.com/3ytDFTT2ju
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