Jamie Carragher's Arsenal claim speaks volumes about greater belief in Liverpool camp

Both Liverpool and Arsenal are presently unbeaten successful the Champions League, but Jamie Carragher feels lone 1 broadside retired of the 2 has a accidental to assistance the trophy

Jamie Carragher admitted that nary 1 backs Arsenal – including themselves – to triumph the Champions League, arsenic they haven’t lifted the trophy before.

Unlike the Sky Sports pundit's beloved Liverpool, who person won the Champions League oregon European Cup a staggering six times – astir precocious nether Jurgen Klopp successful 2019 – Arsenal have ne'er claimed specified a prize, nor immoderate of UEFA’s existent competitions.

A decision to Barcelona successful the 2006 last is the closest they’ve come. And, contempt a resurgence under Mikel Arteta successful caller years that has morphed them into 1 of England’s astir formidable sides, this hasn’t translated to silverware, and they bowed retired successful the Champions League quarter-finals past twelvemonth to Bayern Munich.

Now, overmuch similar their title-challenging rivals Liverpool, Arsenal are unbeaten and tasked with a sojourn to the San Siro connected Wednesday, wherever they’ll look Inter Milan. Yet, contempt specified signifier successful the caller Champions League format, Carragher believes that nary 1 genuinely feels the Gunners tin assistance the trophy, simply due to the fact that they haven’t earlier – and their Premier League signifier doesn't bode good either, pursuing a three-game winless run.

“As Liverpool fans, you judge that Liverpool tin triumph the Champions League conscionable due to the fact that they’ve done it before,” Carragher stated, speaking connected The Overlap Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet.

“It’s got thing to bash with Arne Slot and the players. You conscionable judge it. It’s astir apt the other with Arsenal due to the fact that they haven’t won it before. There isn’t that belief.”

Arteta’s broadside person dropped conscionable 2 points truthful acold successful the caller Champions League campaign, drafting 0-0 to Atalanta successful their opening matchday earlier beating PSG and Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 and 1-0 respectively successful northbound London, whereas Slot's broadside are three-from-three, including an awesome triumph successful Italy against AC Milan.

However, contempt Carragher’s admission, Arsenal’s Spanish brag disagreed astatine the opening of the term, stating that if his broadside wishes to person a palmy European campaign, past winning the Champions League is what they indispensable do.

"Success, I think, astatine this level is really to triumph it [the Champions League],” Arteta stated successful September. “But we made immoderate bigger steps [last season], I think. We larn a batch from the experience.

"I'm highly motivated. It's a contention that we emotion playing, each subordinate loves playing, and present we are again. We had immoderate large moments, immoderate different moments that we person to bash amended and improve. We person to enactment those learnings into this season.

"Before, you person to hole for 3 games, present eight. For the coaches, it's precise different. Hopefully that other enactment volition beryllium worthy it for the radical to enjoy, and for america again to person success.”

Apart from their tricky imminent clash with Inter, Arsenal's remaining Champions League fixtures marque for pleasant reading. They'll question to look Sporting CP – who volition person conscionable mislaid brag Ruben Amorim to Manchester United – earlier hosting Monaco and Dinamo Zagreb. They'll decorativeness their league signifier with a travel to Spain to instrumentality connected Girona.

Liverpool, connected the different hand, person it a tad tougher. They play Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen contiguous earlier reigning champions Real Madrid sojourn Anfield. Girona, Lille and PSV Eindhoven circular disconnected their radical signifier fixtures.

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