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The nightmare scenario that could cost Arsenal in top-four race against Chelsea and Man United

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has assessed the Gunners' chances of securing a spot in the Champions League next season ahead of the Premier League restart.

Mikel Arteta's side stand unbeaten in the league since the turn of the year but face a testing run of fixtures in the finale following the coronavirus crisis.

As a result, despite the hunt for a spot in next season's competition potentially being blown wide open by Manchester City's UEFA ban, Keown doesn't rate Arsenal's chances highly.

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"Arsenal’s problem, for the last two and a half seasons, has been their away form," he told The Mail

"It’s their achilles heel. In 2019-20, they’ve won twice on the road in 13 attempts.

"Their next three games are all away from home — against Manchester City, Brighton and Southampton.

"Then later in the campaign, they face Wolves and Tottenham away, too, before travelling to Aston Villa.

"If you’re a Manchester United player looking at those Arsenal fixtures, you’d be saying: ‘Good luck with that.’

"United have a slight head start and a more favourable run-in.

"Something affects this Arsenal group when they’re competing away from home, and I doubt they’ll make it into the Champions League because of that."

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