Paul Merson sends chilling warning to Arsenal with Nottingham Forest prediction

Arsenal volition anticipation to revive their stuttering rubric hopes arsenic they invited Nottingham Forest to the Emirates Stadium astatine the play and Paul Merson has fixed his presumption connected the game

Paul Merson has warned Arsenal tin marque nary much errors successful their pursuit of the Premier League rubric - starting this weekend.

The Gunners invited Nottingham Forest to the Emirates Stadium connected Saturday for their archetypal crippled backmost aft the planetary break. It is already a important crippled for Mikel Arteta’s side.

The North London broadside already find themselves 9 points down table-topping Liverpool. And Merson believes that they person precise small borderline for immoderate much mistakes if they anticipation to extremity their agelong hold for the Premier League crown.

But the ex-Arsenal prima has backed his erstwhile broadside to triumph 3-1 against Forest this weekend, successful what volition beryllium the commencement of a agelong winning streak. Speaking to Metro, helium said: “It is simply a tricky crippled for Arsenal due to the fact that they person nary much mistakes near successful them now.

“They person to support winning, it’s arsenic elemental arsenic that. Nottingham Forest are really a amended squad distant from home. But that decision to Newcastle is simply a motion of their bully commencement dilatory wearing disconnected now.

“I consciousness Arsenal’s midfield volition beryllium excessively overmuch for Forest successful this game. The likes of Martin Odegaard and Thomas Partey volition predominate them. Forest are ever a menace connected the counter-attack, but I’m not definite if Chris Wood tin origin galore problems to the likes of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.

“This is simply a cupful last for Arsenal, a must-win game. Mikel Arteta and institution person immoderate beauteous fixtures coming up and volition beryllium hopeful of putting connected a coagulated run. I backmost them to triumph their adjacent six oregon 7 games and it starts with this one.

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“Except Liverpool, they person present already played distant games against each the teams that finished successful the apical six past season. And we’re lone 11 games into the season! That shows however pugnacious a tally they’ve had and present it’s clip for them to bask immoderate of the comparatively easier fixtures. Arsenal person to support winning and if they triumph their adjacent six oregon 7 games, they volition beryllium backmost successful the rubric contention and volition person each accidental to triumph it.

“If it becomes a 12-point spread betwixt them and the league leaders, past Arsenal person nary chance. They are 9 points down Liverpool now, that’s wherefore it’s a cupful last from present on.”

Ahead of the game, Arsenal brag Arteta has been dealt immoderate atrocious quality regarding the fittingness of immoderate of his stars. Ben White has been sidelined for months with a genu injury, portion Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are doubts. There are besides concerns for Leandro Trossard aft picking up an contented connected planetary duty.

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