Arsenal will face Tottenham Hotspurs in the first game after international break. They will make an away trip to Spurs stadium. Gunners need to play 5 games before September ends. They will be visiting team in next three straight matches. After Spurs, Gunners will face Atlanta and then Manchester City. One Arsenal icon gave his predictions about the north london derby. The Arsenal icon is Paul Merson who looked hesitated while speaking about the upcoming Arsenal fixtures.
Paul Merson about the upcoming north london derby
Paul Merson while talking to Sky Sports said that, he was very bullish last time when Gunners faced Spurs. He was backing Arsenal to win the game easily. However, this time Merson said that he is not sure. He added, that Declan Rice will be a big miss for Gunners. Rice will miss the derby due to suspension.
Merson then said that there are two big games coming for Arsenal. He added that it will be very hard for Gunners to win the title if they don’t secure atleast 4 points against Spurs and City. He cleared up by saying that if Arsenal drop points they will fall behind of City by 7,8 or 9 points which are a lot.
The host jokingly said Merson will be backing Spurs in the north london derby. To this, Merson replied that he is not backing Spurs but is not sure that Arsenal will win the derby. At last, Merson said that Tottenham are playing really well. He praised them for playing good against Leicester and Everton and said they were unlucky against Newcastle.
Gunners will miss Mikel Merino and Declan Rice in the north london derby. Merino will be out until mid October due to shoulder injury. In addition, Odegaard was also injured against Brighton but played the full match for Norway against Kazakhstan. Calafiori has recently recieved injury while playing for Italy but the Italian manager has said that it is nothing serious. Gabriel Jesus is set to make a comeback in the squad from injury. In addition, Raheem Sterling is set to play for the first time in Arsenal jersey.
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