Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal will face a tough battle at Elland Road on Saturday against Leeds United.
Mikel Arteta’s team will be looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing 3-2 to Manchester United when they travel to West Yorkshire.
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Leeds United are proving a tricky team to beat, having now lost just once in their last ten Premier League matches.
Carragher thinks the Gunners are set for a really tough match at Elland Road this weekend as they prepare to make the trip up north.
Jamie Carragher thinks Arsenal could struggle vs Leeds
Jamie Carragher is backing Arsenal to beat Leeds United this weekend; however, he expects a close match.
Leeds have impressed at Elland Road this season, losing just two of their 11 Premier League home matches.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Newcastle United, and Liverpool have all failed to win away at Leeds this campaign.
Following Leeds’ 1-1 draw with Everton, Carragher told Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football: “I’d probably look at it another way on the basis of what we’ve spoken about with Arsenal. How many problems will Arsenal cause them?
“I think the nature of the way Arsenal play, they went to Everton, a similar sort of level team, if you like, they won there 1-0, Arsenal.
“I think if Arsenal are going to go to Leeds and win the game, it might be by the odd goal, as I said, they don’t score an abundance of goals, they rely on set pieces.
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“So I think just through that fact, it means that Leeds should be able to stay in the game as long as they can, even if they are 1-0 down, and you know the atmosphere, the crowd there and what they’ve done as I said they’ve had some big scalps there this season.
“I think it’ll be a really tough game for Arsenal. I’d expect Arsenal to win, but I could see it by being, you know, by the odd goal.”
Arsenal attackers have really been struggling recently, and that has been a key reason behind the team’s dip in form.
Arteta must get his front three selection right at Elland Road or risk ensuring a long afternoon.
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There isn’t much of a turnaround between the Champions League game on Wednesday and then going away to Leeds on Saturday.
So, with Arsenal already into the Round of 16, Arteta should be saving his best players for the game at Elland Road and take no risks against Kairat.
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