Jamie Carragher makes 'damning' Mikel Arteta Arsenal claim with Tottenham comparison

Jamie Carragher has explained why Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are «in danger» of being compared to the Mauricio Pochettino era at Tottenham Hotspur.

The Gunners are now competing in just one competition after being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich in midweek. Now Arsenal have just the Premier League to focus on during the final weeks of the campaign.

Arsenal head into the weekend's fixtures third in the table and two points behind leaders Manchester City. TheGunners travel to face Wolves on Saturday night and could leapfrog City in the table with their title rivals in FA Cup semi-final action against Chelsea.

Carragher has made a comparison of the current Arsenal team under Arteta to the Pochettino era at Tottenham. Pochettino spent five-and-a-half years at Spurs but did not win a single trophy despite regularly securing Champions League football.

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Now the Liverpool legend has claimed that Arteta and Arsenal could be «in danger» of replicating Pochettino's fortunes at Spurs. Carragher believes the Gunners may need to win the Premier League this season to avoid those comparisons.

«Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are in danger of becoming Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs; a side to be admired for nearly being great,» wrote Carragher in his column for The Telegraph. «Unless Arsenal rapidly brush off their Champions League disappointment to win the Premier League, the north London rivals can exchange notes about how cruel football can be.

»It is damning with faint praise to say Arteta, just like Pochettino during his spell at Spurs, deserves more