5 reasons why Arsenal won't win the Europa League

#1 Better teams in the competition

The UEL has some pretty good teams

Should we list all the teams in the Europa League that could win the tournament ahead of Arsenal? Yes, let’s have a go.

- Zenit Saint Petersburg: unbeaten in the Russian Premier League and managed by Roberto Mancini.

- Olympique Lyon: last year’s UEL semi-finalists and currently sitting 3rd in Ligue 1.

- AC Milan: spent £175million in the summer, need I say more?

These are three teams who are certainly better than Arsenal, and it can also be argued that teams like Villarreal and Lazio will take the competition more seriously. The fact is, in the grand scheme of things, Arsenal are not a top-quality side, they have the facilities to be, but have not played like one in over a decade.

We all expect Arsenal to progress out of the group stage and perhaps to the round of 32, but after that, they’ll meet someone of relative quality and falter like they always do.