Premier League news: "Manchester United is a big concern for Arsenal" – Ian Wright fears the Gunners in the first four

Manchester United are "a big worry" for Arsenal and the rest of the Premier League group looking for the top four, acknowledges Ian Wright.

Liverpool and Manchester City are threatening to turn the title fight into a two-man race, leaving behind them the last place in the Champions League.

Tottenham and Chelsea occupy these places at the moment, but hopes from the outside have gathered behind London's rivals.

Arsenal and United have moved closer to the top four, and both need to narrow the gap by three points.

The Gunners proved against Chelsea the last time they had to be taken seriously, but the Reds won seven successive victories under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to create considerable momentum.

The former Arsenal striker, Wright, told Daily Radio 5 Live Football Podcast In search of tickets for the ranking of the best European table: "I think we must look at Manchester United, their emergence. They seek to take the place of someone among the top four.

"You look, yes Arsenal, you see what happened at West Ham and suddenly a whole other Arsenal is coming against Chelsea.

"You see Chelsea, we do not know what Chelsea gets in a minute, you see Spurs with the injuries and Man United is just shifting.

"I think Arsenal, they have to play as they did against Chelsea. It was much better, the intensity and the closing. They must play like this.

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"But I think Man United is the big worry for anyone who tries to be in the top four – Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea – Man United is a big concern."

United will have the chance to score a goal against Arsenal on Friday night when they meet at Emirates Stadium in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

There may be no points on the line north of London, but the victory of either party would offer another stroke of luck in the arm as they seek to provoke conviction before a mid-week action in the Premier League.