Arsenal can beat Chelsea at their own game, says Charlie Nicholas

Charlie Nicholas believes Arsenal need to play two holding midfield players if they want to beat Chelsea on Sunday.

The Gunners need to win in order to keep their faint Premier League title hopes alive, with Chelsea almost home and dry having established a 10-point lead with six games remaining.

Manchester United couldn’t capitalise on over 70 per cent possession as they lost 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Louis van Gaal opting for a 4-1-4-1 formation.

For all their time on the ball, United managed just two shots on target, and Nicholas believes there’s a better way to beat the champions-elect.

“Arsenal should play with two holding midfielders, because that’s exactly what Chelsea will do,” he told Sky Sports.

“They’ll come to the Emirates and they’ll stick Nemanja Matic in there and they might stick John Obi Mikel or Kurt Zouma in there too, and Arsenal need to counter that.

“That might mean playing Aaron Ramsey slightly out of position, slightly right of Francis Coquelin, who has been very impressive lately, and I’d just ask him to sit in there when Arsenal don’t have the ball.

“Wenger might have to consider sacrificing Santi Cazorla for that to work, but I’d just like two midfielders to sit and try and control the middle, where Cesc Fabregas will be, and Eden Hazard - the ultimate danger - will be floating about too.”

Nicholas is unconcerned by Arsenal’s tame performance in beating Reading 2-1 after extra-time in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final, claiming the Gunners are in their best shape for some time.

He said: “This is the best Arsenal have been playing in five or six years, and I think the players sense that. The squad’s got its best balance and the best competitive edge for years.

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