Arsenal just cannot afford to lose this one

Arsenal just cannot afford to lose this one

Monday could prove the decisive game for our title chances this season.

If Manchester United beat old boy Bruce’s Sunderland as expected tomorrow, we will be five points behind before the kick off of our game against Chelsea.

Defeat would leave us five points behind but with a game more - so a potential eight points gap.

It would be certainly very difficult to claw back such a lead should it happen. Not impossible but very difficult.

A defeat at home against Chelsea would also be very damaging to the side’s confidence especially with our recent record against Chelsea and Man U.

So we absolutely cannot afford to lose this one - even a draw would obviously be better than losing.

That is not to say that I do not fancy our chances to beat Chelsea - I do and I really think if we play at our best and do not make mistakes,we could well get all three points on Monday especially considering the recent form of Chelsea.

Of course, there could be a best case scenario in which we beat Chelsea and United drop points against Sunderland. In which case, we would be back on top on Monday night. That is not too much to ask for Christmas surely ?