Tottenham Hotspur currently sit 10 points clear of Arsenal in the Premier League table.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino addressed the media yesterday, ahead of his side’s FA Cup replay against Rochdale tonight, and responded to a question asking him if Arsenal are still in the race for the top four, as quoted by Football.London.
Spurs currently sit in fourth spot in the Premier League table, two points clear of fifth placed Chelsea, and a further eight ahead of the Gunners.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has come in for heavy criticism over the past few months, with many calling for his time in charge at the Emirates to be cut short.
The Frenchman has been at the helm at Arsenal since September 1996, but fans and pundits alike believe his methods of management have become stale and outdated.
Pochettino, though, told reporters how it is too early to write the Gunners off in the race for Champions League football, as quoted by Football.London:
“Of course. They’re in a position in the table that has the possibility to be involved. I think they’re involved in the top four battle.”
Wenger’s men currently sit 10 points behind Pochettino’s side in the table, although they do have a game in hand – a home match against league leaders Manchester City tomorrow night.
And if Arsenal are to have any chance whatsoever of finishing inside the top four, they will surely have to beat Pep Guardiola’s side at the Emirates tomorrow night.
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