Jamie Carragher forced to make emphatic Arsenal U-turn with Liverpool comparison
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Arsenal thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 to continue their perfect start to the Champions League season on Tuesday night - and force a re-think from Jamie CarragherArsenal’s dominant win over Atletico Madrid has forced Jamie Carragher to concede for the first time that they are serious contenders for the Champions League.The Gunners scored four times in 13 minutes to thrash Atleti 4-0 on Tuesday night and continue their perfect start in the competition. Viktor Gyokeres then scored two close-range finishes to end his goal drought and secure another three points for Arsenal.Arteta’s side are joint top of the Champions League group stage table, alongside defending champions Paris Saint-Germain and last year’s runners-up Inter Milan, while they are also top of the Premier League.
Carragher was extremely impressed by what he saw against Diego Simeone’s side and has changed his mind on their chances after they reached the semi-finals last season.READ MORE: Viktor Gyokeres gives emphatic response as Arsenal destroy Atletico Madrid - 5 talking pointsREAD MORE: Mikel Arteta makes honest substitution admission after Arsenal rout Atletico Madrid"Right now I think Arsenal and Bayern are the two most impressive teams I've seen when you look at their performances domestically and what they're doing in the Champions League," the former Liverpool defender said on CBS Sports."I’ve said before on this show that I've never had Arsenal down as a Champions League club. I know that might sound obvious because they've never won it before but I've always thought there’s something about them that doesn’t connect, they’ve never really gone close."Thierry's [Arsenal] team was the best team I ever played against in the Premier League and even that team didn't come close enough to winning the Champions League.
It wasn't that team that got to the Champions League final."I do look at this team now and see how strong they are defensively. Can Arsenal win the Champions League this season?