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Arsenal legend Paul Merson has made a prediction for the Carabao Cup final and issued a verdict on his former side doing the quadruple.<\/p>\n
The Gunners<\/strong> are looking to end their prolonged trophy drought this season and could do so by lifting multiple pieces of silverware.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta<\/strong>s side are top of the Premier League table and face title rivals Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, while they could also win the Champions League and FA Cup.<\/p>\n Arsenal will hope to get off the mark at the weekend as they battle Man City at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final and Merson thinks this game is a \u201chard one to call\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley is the biggest game of the weekend. And it\u2019s a hard one to call, if I\u2019m being honest!\u201d Merson said in his column for Sportskeeda.<\/p>\n READ: Tuchel criticised for Arsenal snub as actual child \u2018protected\u2019 from unknown England dangers \u201cI thought Manchester City played well with 10 men against Real Madrid. But I can\u2019t see them keeping a clean sheet in this game.<\/p>\n \u201cArsenal have that swagger about them. They know they are good. Eberechi Eze likes playing at Wembley too. He scored in the final and lifted the FA Cup with Crystal Palace at Wembley last season. I think he keeps his place in the starting line-up for this game.<\/p>\n I have a feeling Mikel Arteta will go with Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyokeres to form the attacking quartet for Arsenal with Eze. Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi will sit behind them in midfield.<\/p>\n \u201cThe big decision that Arsenal need to make is whether they go with Kepa Arrizabalaga or David Raya in goal. Kepa has been first-choice in the Carabao Cup and I think they should stick with him. It\u2019s only fair because he played well and got you to this stage.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I must admit, Raya is world-class! The saves he made against Everton and Leverkusen, absolutely phenomenal. However, if I were the manager, I would still stick to my principles and choose Kepa as the keeper for the final. He\u2019s not let the team down in this competition and deserves to start.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Big Weekend: Arsenal v Man City, Tottenham v Forest, Liverpool, Rosenior, Bowen, Madrid Merson did predict a 2-1 win for Arsenal and backed them to do the quadruple if they are victorious this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Manchester City, Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo start for sure,\u201d Merson added.<\/p>\n \u201cBut who takes the third spot in attack? If Jeremy Doku is on the bench and you are losing, he can come on and change the game. I don\u2019t see Rayan Cherki making such an impact off the bench. So I think Pep Guardiola could take that into consideration.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can guess the Arsenal XI in 10 seconds but that\u2019s never the case with City. The Premier League leaders will want this to be a dull game because it suits them. If it becomes end to end, City have a chance in my opinion.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I had to pick a team, I would go Arsenal. However, that doesn\u2019t mean it will be easy. We know Manchester City can play and if they get going, they can hurt any team.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Arsenal sixth as deepest Quadruple runs ever ranked, with sweary Guardiola in sight On the possibility of a quadruple for Arsenal, he continued: \u201cI believe the quadruple dream is still very much on if the Gunners win this final.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Premier League is done and dusted, they have a good draw in the FA Cup and face Sporting in the Champions League quarter-final.<\/p>\n \u201cI know they could face Barcelona or Atletico in the semi-final, but we all know how difficult they are to beat as a unit. So I\u2019m not giving up hopes!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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