Wright: ‘Manchester United are a big worry for Arsenal’

Ian Wright believes Manchester United are a big worry for Arsenal and the rest of the Premier League following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment. Arsenal and United have moved to within touching distance of the top four, with both needing to bridge a three-point gap. The Gunners won Chelsea and proved they need to be taken seriously but Red Devils have won seven successive games under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to build considerable momentum. Former Arsenal striker Wright told Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily Podcast on the tussle for tickets to Europe’s top table: “I think you have to look Manchester United, their emergence. They’re looking to take someone’s spot from the top four. “You look at, yes Arsenal, you see what happened at West Ham and then all of a sudden a whole different Arsenal turns up against Chelsea. “You see Chelsea, we don’t know what Chelsea are getting at the minute. You see Spurs with the injuries and you’ve got Man United just shifting gears. “I think Arsenal, they’ve got to play like they did against Chelsea. That was much better, the intensity and the closing down. They’ve got to play like that. “But I think Man United are the big worry for anybody who’s trying to get in the top four - Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea. Man United is a big worry.” United will be given chance to prove their worth against Arsenal on Friday night when they meet at Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup fourth round.

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