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Arsenal is currently fourth, ahead of Chelsea, fifth, on the goals scored, while United is two points behind him in sixth.
The Gunners have recently experienced a rocky crisis and Chelsea is terribly out of shape, while United has not lost a single game since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over from Jose Mourinho as manager.
Unai Emery takes Arsenal to Manchester City on Sunday and Petit thinks they're unlikely to go home with a win.
United will go over them if Arsenal loses and they beat Leicester on Sunday.
And Frenchman Petit thinks it's only a matter of time before they go beyond them.
"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.
"These are not the results of a team that will rank in the top four.
"When I watch Manchester City and Liverpool, they play the same style at home that they do not play anymore, this is not the case for Arsenal this season.
"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.
"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 it holds all the power.
"You can be the best manager in the world, but if you do not have your players behind you at 100%, they will make you look bad.
"You can not fire 11 players and it's always easier to sack a manager.
"In that case, the decision was easy to make because United's players were clearly not happy with Mourinho and they showed him even more now that he's gone."
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