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Niall Quinn makes big Premier League top-four claim
NIALL QUINN reckons Manchester United can make a push on the Premier League's top four.
Niall Quinn believes Manchester United can break into the Premier League top four
Manchester United moved to within four points of the Champions League qualification spots after beating Middlesbrough 3-1 yesterday.
While Liverpool, who sit fourth in the Premier League, slipped to a 1-1 draw with third-place Manchester City later in the day.
Manchester United moved up to fifth after beating Middlesbrough
And Quinn believes United, who have two games in hand on Liverpool, have a good chance of breaking into the top four.
But former Arsenal striker Quinn does not have high hopes for the Gunners, who fell to sixth in the standings after losing 3-1 to West Brom on Saturday.
"Manchester United will have something to say about it," Quinn told Sky Sports. "They are poised to improve again.
Arsenal fell to sixth after lost 3-1 to West Brom
"Both [Manchester City and Liverpool] will be glad they are not Arsenal, who aren't really making a good fist of things at all.
"It was a good day for Spurs also because they created a bit of daylight with their win.
"It's going to be really tight because nothing's sorted out yet. There's a lot of football still."