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Arsenal legend Ian Wright has refused to back down on his claims that Manchester United will secure Champions League football at the expense of his former side.

The Red Devils currently occupy the fourth spot in the Premier League, but Arsenal are just two points behind Ralf Rangnick’s men in sixth place and have three games in hand.

West Ham are level on points with the Gunners (45) but have played as many games as United (27).

Arsenal have every chance of moving into fourth this weekend as they take on relegation-battling Watford whilst United take on table-topping rivals Manchester City.

But despite the increased likelihood that the Gunners will leapfrog United soon, Wright has stood firm on his prediction that the Old Trafford outfit will be playing Champions League football next season.

Speaking about the reaction to his prediction on Ringer FC’s Wrighty’s House podcast, the former striker said: “Arsenal fans came for me. They weren’t cooking me, they were just kind of sizzling and warming the pan up,’ he explained on Ringer FC’s Wrighty’s House podcast.

“But the fact is that I said that I fancied Manchester United to come fourth because Manchester United have got the firepower to do it.

“‘I’m not going to put pressure on Arsenal and this young team who I said at the start of the season I would be