Ian Wright has made it clear that the likes of Tottenham are ‘capable of scoring’ whilst ‘there aren’t enough’ goals inside Arsenal.
Over the weekend, as the north London duo chase Champions League football, they hit a brick wall.
During the early kick-off on Saturday, Spurs lost to Brighton 1-0, with Antonio Conte’s side failing to have a shot on target.
Whilst Mikel Arteta and his players suffered a 1-0 defeat at Southampton, this time they couldn’t put the ball into the back of the net, despite having several strong chances.
That was touched upon by Wright, who expressed his frustration with what he is seeing from his former side, as he told Premier League Productions (16/04/22 at 5:15 pm).
“They needed a striker,” said Wright. “We haven’t got that striker. You look at Tottenham, as poor as they were (v Brighton), they are capable of scoring.
“Man United. They have Cristiano Ronaldo, so you would always back them to score. But Arsenal, at the moment, they aren’t scoring enough goals.”
If both Arsenal or Tottenham don’t want to stand up in this Premier League top-four race, then others will.
Manchester United, who have had a worse season than those clubs, are lurking in the background and still have a great chance.
What helps their matter is that everybody around that fourth spot is due to play each other during the coming weeks.
So, if all of that goes right for a team like Man United, with Cristiano Ronaldo ready to pull the trigger, then there’s no reason why they can’t sneak in front of both London clubs.
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