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Published: February 20, 2022 8:22 pm
Last Updated: February 20, 2022 8:27 pm
The general consensus in the Sky Sports studio on the back of Manchester United’s win over Leeds on Sunday appeared to be that Ralf Rangnick’s troops will ultimately do enough to clinch the final top-4 berth in the Premier League come the season’s end.
The Red Devils were of course back in action a short time ago, making the trip to Elland Road for a showdown with bitter historic rivals Leeds.
And, when all was said and done in west Yorkshire, United went on to make it back-to-back victories in the English top-flight, courtesy of a hard-fought 4-2 triumph.
This game continues to deliver! 😮
Manchester United retake the lead and it’s Fred, just minutes after coming on, who SMASHES the ball into the back of the net to make it 3-2! pic.twitter.com/VB1I2kV1p7
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 20, 2022
The Manchester giants, in turn, have reestablished their advantage over the top-4 chasing pack.
Rangnick and co. boast a 4-point lead over Arsenal and West Ham, albeit with wins on the part of Tottenham and Wolves this weekend having kept the respective European ambitions of both clubs very much alive, too.
But, as alluded to above, despite Arsenal and Spurs boasting a trio of games in hand, and Wolves two, Sky Sports pundits Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp are both of the opinion that the Red Devils will ultimately have enough to beat out the competition for 4th spot in the Premier League.
Speaking in the studio post-Leeds, the ex-United and Tottenham midfielders came to a rare agreement, as showcased in the footage below:
🗣 “I think Man United will be fine for fourth.”
Roy Keane is confident that Manchester United can be the team that finishes in the top 4 this season pic.twitter.com/Jf2I8QyqHC
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 20, 2022
🗣 “I don’t think Arsenal will make top 4.”
Jamie Redknapp doesn’t feel Arsenal will have enough to make the top 4 this season pic.twitter.com/0eX6qrIHMO
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 20, 2022
Gunners looking up
Whilst it may be Manchester United who have the advantage when it comes to points on the board at this moment in time, though, it is hard to argue against the fact that, based on the way the table lies, Arsenal are currently best positioned to snag the final Champions League spot in the top tier of English football.
This comes with the Gunners sitting in 6th, level on points with West Ham and four adrift of United, whilst in possession of three games in hand on both.
Mikel Arteta’s troops will also head into their midweek meeting with Wolves with spirits high in the camp, having bounced back from a shaky spell of form courtesy of successive wins over the club’s upcoming opponents, and most recently, Brentford.
Emile Smith Rowe, that is GORGEOUS! 😍
A sublime solo goal from the Arsenal man breaks the deadlock against Brentford!
Stream #PLGoalRush LIVE, or on demand after, here 📺 https://t.co/eEbsiyUceh#OptusSport #PL pic.twitter.com/f0fR2rrZmJ
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) February 19, 2022
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