Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says Arsenal are the team “everyone laughs at” after a difficult few years for the north London club.
The Gunners finished eighth in the Premier League in the past two seasons after Mikel Arteta replaced Unai Emery in 2019.
Since then, he has won the FA Cup and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, being eliminated last season by Villarreal, which is led by Emery.
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Arsenal He started the new season in a terrible way, losing his first three Premier League games without scoring a single goal.
However, things have improved since the 5-0 loss to Manchester City on Matchday 3.
Arteta’s men won three in a row, including a 3-1 win against Tottenham, before drawing 0-0 with Brighton at the Amex.
Talk about The Sky Sports Overlay, Carragher and former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes fiercely criticized the Gunners.
“It’s going to be a year like that for Arsenal,” Scholes said. “They are going to play three or four games in which they will do a great job.
“Everyone will say ‘they are going to win the league’ and then they will have three or four games in which Arteta will be eliminated and fired.”
Carragher added: “It’s a team everyone is laughing at now, isn’t it? Arsenal”.
Earlier this month, Carra stated that Arsenal are the ‘best equipped’ team to enter the top four this season, with Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd and Liverpool big favorites to fill the Champions League slots at the end of the season.
The Reds icon said in The Telegraph: “I don’t see anyone else breaking through. We can already see which are the four strongest teams in the Premier League.
“The team that I think is worth keeping a close eye on as the season progresses is Arsenal.
“If they can get consistency in their young team, the lack of European football could be of great help to Mikel Arteta as he spends more time with his players on the training ground.”
“I think it is too early for them to qualify for the Champions League, but from the chasing peloton they can show that they are better equipped to face the challenge.”
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