According to Emmanuel Petit, Arsenal will miss the top four as Paul Pogba and Manchester United introduce them

The legendary Arsenal, Emmanuel Petit, does not expect his former club to return to the Champions League next season and has questioned the attitude of Unai Emery players before their move to Manchester City Sunday.

Speaking exclusively to GoalPaddy Power's ambbadador, Petit, encouraged Manchester United to join Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham in the top four most lucrative spots, knowing that Arsenal's inconsistencies would be the cause of their loss.

Emery players will face the ultimate test of their qualifications this weekend while they will face City at Etihad Stadium, while Petit feared a lamentable race, which would have seen Arsenal lose three of its four Last matches in the Premier League. another hinders their ambitions Sunday.

"How can you say that Arsenal has a chance in an away game against City when you see how they played at home this season?" said Little.

"They play so well to beat Tottenham and Chelsea at home and then lose against Southampton, West Ham and Liverpool in horrible performances on the outside.This is not the result of a team that is will rank among the top four.

"When I watch Manchester City and Liverpool, they play with the same style at home as at home and this is not the case for Arsenal this season."

Petit then predicted that the revival of Manchester United under acting director Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would secure them a top-four spot this season, saying Jose Mourinho should have been replaced sooner.

"All teams chasing the first four places are feeling the breath of Manchester United on their shoulders and I would expect them to find a way to rank among the top four," says Petit.

"Chelsea and Arsenal have shown inconsistencies this season and yet we have seen a very different United since Solskjaer replaced Mourinho and I think they have the talent of their team to keep winning matches.

"Tottenham seems to be in the top four, but if I had to pick a team to get the last qualifying spot for the Champions League next season, it would be United.

"They had a nice run of victories and reduced the big gap that separated them from the other top six teams, their 1-0 win at Tottenham sending a strong message that they would come back.

"The big games against your main rivals are so important, so when you see United win at Wembley and then beat Arsenal in the FA Cup at Emirates Stadium, Solskjaer and his players declare that they are ready to start over.

"Maybe what we've seen since his dismissal is proof that Mourinho could have been fired earlier because that's another example of a team showing that she has all the power. of the world, but if you do not have your players behind you at 100%, they will make you look bad.

"We can not fire 11 players and it is always easier to sack a coach.In this case, the decision was easy to make because the United players were obviously not happy with Mourinho and they l? have shown even more now that he's gone. "

Petit suggests that his compatriot Paul Pogba is "a symbol" of United's rebirth under Solskjaer, because he thinks that the winner of the French World Cup is on a mission to rebuild his reputation after a turbulent period under the command of Mourinho.

"It's a different player, but we all know that Pogba only plays his best when he's loved," says Petit.

"He loves the attention and wants the affection of everyone.He wants to be entrusted with the responsibility and be the key man of the team.When he will get it, he will be able to become a handsome and influential player and leader.

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"As soon as there is a problem, as soon as he decides not to be happy with a club manager, he does not care about it completely." Players like Pogba know that they have Now they control a manager, they control a club and they will not share that power, which has been proven time and again now.

"Mourinho did not have the power at United and he went to war with the players to try to show that he was the boss.This power is no longer with a manager like this. A manager must make his players work for him and Mourinho never managed to United. "

Emmanuel Petit is an ambbadador for Paddy Power and you can read his point of view on news.paddypower.com