Jamie Carragher makes Arsenal title claim ahead of Champions League final vs PSG

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Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher (Picture: Getty) Jamie Carragher believes that Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Champions League could be dealt a fatal blow if they don’t win the Premier League. Speaking at the 2026 Women’s Football Awards on Thursday, he told Metro: ‘That’s the game that can go either way, but if Arsenal get over the line against West Ham, I can’t see them messing it up from there. ‘When you think about it, it could arguably be the biggest game of the season.

Carragher spoke to Metro at the 2026 Women’s Football Awards (Picture: Getty) ‘It’s a huge game for Tottenham, because of the angle of West Ham. It’s a huge game for Man City, because of Arsenal’s situation.

But also what it does for City and Tottenham.’ However, if they do fail to win the league from this position, Carragher fears that Arsenal will struggle to summon the emotional reserves to take the fight to PSG the following weekend in the Champions League final. ‘That game will be a real problem if they don’t win the league,’ he added. ‘I think that’ll be a problem. ‘Yes, you want to win everything, but I think Arsenal really want to win the league. ‘They wouldn’t turn their noses up at the Champions League, but I think Liverpool were in that situation a few years ago, where they’d gone so long without winning the league that they just wanted it done. ‘For me, more often than I always say, the Champions League is a bigger trophy to win. But I think when you’ve gone so long without the league, they’ll be desperate for that. ‘But I think if they win it, which they should do, the position that they’re in right now, I think it’ll give them a huge boost. ‘They will need that going into the final.