Ian Wright says Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will go down as the ‘best team’ in the club’s history if they win a Premier League and Champions League double.
The Gunners moved another step closer to their first league title since 2004 with a dramatic 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday.
Arteta’s side looked set to drop vital points in the title race before Leandro Trossard broke the deadlock at the London Stadium with an 83rd-minute goal.
West Ham should have taken the lead shortly before Arsenal’s opener but David Raya made a superb save to deny Matheus Cunha from close-range.
The Hammers, battling Arsenal’s north London rivals Tottenham to avoid the final relegation spot, did have the ball in the back of the net in injury-time as Callum Wilson smashed home from a corner.
But the equaliser was ruled out following a lengthy VAR check as West Ham were adjudged to have impeded Raya as he tried to claim the corner kick.
A crucial win in east London leaves Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City with two fixtures to play, though Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in hand.
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A first Premier League title in 22 years is well within Arsenal’s reach and after that they will try to win their first ever Champions League, taking on holders PSG in the final.
Wright believes winning both trophies would make Arteta’s side the greatest in Arsenal history and surpass the achievements of Arsene Wenger’s Invincibles.
Asked whether a Premier League and Champions League double would put this Arsenal team above the iconic Invincibles, Wright said on Sky Sports: ‘I think so.
‘I would put them above the Invicibles simple because this team has got the capability of being invincible in the Champions League and to win the Premier League as well…
‘As great as that Invincible team was and the individuals they had, this team will surpass them with what they’ve done because they will have done something that not even that great team did.
‘They will need to get a lot of credit for that for what they’ve been through and the journey under this manager.
‘They’re obviously playing a really good PSG side and it will be a battle of styles but they have got themselves there and they deserve to be there.
‘They’ve built this squad and got the players on the bench to help finish games. They’ve done it all up until this point.
‘If they can finish it off, which I’m praying they can, of course they have to go down as Arsenal’s best team in history.’
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