Mikel Arteta praises Martin Odegaard following dazzling display against Leicester
Arsenal can compete with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool with just three "proper" additions this summer, according to Reds legend Steve Nicol. Arsenal are currently fourth in the Premier League table after five successive wins. They look well set to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2016.
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"So if they can get a goalscoring centre-forward, someone else in the middle of the park for Xhaka, and a right-back, proper players, they can compete with certainly Chelsea and maybe give City and Liverpool a scare."
Arsenal beat Leicester 2-0 at the Emirates on Sunday thanks to goals from Thomas Partey and Lacazette.
Nicol says the performance was worthy of a side who are aiming to finish fourth.
He continued: "I'm sitting thinking after the game and I'm going 'if we're to talk about how should a top-four side play against a mid-table Premier League side at home?' you'd say 'well they should be dominating the game, they should be dominating possession, they should be creating chances and they should be scoring goals'.
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