Arsenal news: This is Arsenal's best chance of a top 4 finish, says former Arsenal player

What's the Story?

Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman believes that with United dealing with injuries and Chelsea's recent dip in form, this could be the perfect timing for the Gunners to seal their Champions League spot.

In case you didn't know...

After that draw at home against Liverpool and with Chelsea not playing at the weekend, Arsenal have now gone up to the 4th place.

The Londoners have looked to be in quite good flow since that first-leg defeat to BATE Borisov in the Europa League. Arsenal restarted their Premier League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win against Southampton. They looked fresh and more importantly for the fans, it looks like the Emery-Ozil saga is coming to a conclusion.

On the other hand, Manchester United played a scoreless draw against the leaders Liverpool. While a point was good for United, the injuries that they sustained in that game are going to give Ole a real test. Lingard, Herrera and Juan Mata all went off injured in the first half. Even Marcus Rashford looked injured, but the Englishman carried on as all 3 subs were used.

Chelsea didn't play on the weekend as they were playing the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. After the 6-0 humiliation by City in the Premier League and the sucker punch by Man United in the FA Cup, Sarri's men looked pretty good and well organized. All went into chaos for the Blues in the second half of the extra-time when Kepa refused to come off. They Eventually lost on penalties, as City retained the cup.

The heart of the matter

While having a debate on Sky Sports with Paul Merson, another Arsenal legend, David Seaman was asked that what does the given circumstances mean for the Gunners chances in getting into the Champions League next season, he said:

"I don't think they'll get a better chance. If I'm honest I'm surprised that they are up there with a great chance of competing in the Champions League again."

What's next?

Arsenal are going to play Bournemouth at home on Friday, while United and Chelsea will face Crystal Palace and Tottenham respectively.