That is the prediction of Sky Sports pundit Tim Sherwood, who was previewing Arsenal’s north London derby meeting with Tottenham on Sunday (2.05pm) at the Emirates.
The Gunners are currently on an 18-game unbeaten run under the stewardship of Unai Emery and have already sealed their progress to the next round of the Europa League.
Spurs play Arsenal twice in the space of a fortnight as they come up against each other in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Sherwood thinks the Gunners have come a long way in a short space of time under Emery.
However, he reckons the 1-1 draw at home to Liverpool is a yardstick of the kind of display Emery’s side needs to replicate against Tottenham.
“They are going to get nearer towards Tottenham and if they can keep their eye on Tottenham and finish above them, then they will finish in the top four,” Sherwood said on The Debate.
“So this game will be a good measure of how far they have come – they played some big teams earlier in the season and fell short.
“The Liverpool performance was good at the Emirates and they will need that sort of performance again and Tottenham not to be on song.
“Tottenham have the best players, I believe, but the best players do not always win the game.
“Sometimes the best team do on the day and I think they will need everything to fall their way on the weekend to get a result.”
But Merson thinks the game is a bigger one for Arsenal.
He said: “This game this weekend is a bigger game for Arsenal than Tottenham, that is how it has swung really.
“The pressure is on Arsenal to perform and win the game – if Arsenal do not win this game, you are going to go away from here saying, ‘Tottenham are just getting away from Arsenal.’
“If Tottenham play like they did last weekend against Chelsea, they cannot lose.
“But, that has only been once this season and they have not been great, despite having their best start.
“But they have not played anything like they did the season before.”
A win for Arsenal could see them leapfrog Tottenham into third spot.