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- Updated: December 22, 2016
Arsenal’s tendency to come up short in big matches will ultimately cost them in the Premier League title race this season, according to Sky Sports pundit Alan Smith.
The Gunners have lost their past two matches away at Everton and Manchester City and sit in fourth place, seven points behind leaders Chelsea.
Smith says such slip-ups from Arsenal only go to highlight the deficiencies within Arsene Wenger’s squad, but still backed them to finish in the top four.
“They’ve got a run of games, where you can see them winning every single one, the next four, five, six and maybe they’ll close the gap on Chelsea,” Smith, who scored 115 goals during his eight years at Arsenal, told Premier League Daily.
“It’s these matches …
