The Monday Night Club panel believe Arsenal must win something in order for their rivalry with Manchester City to be elevated.
The teams that have finished first and second in the Premier League for the past two seasons drew 2-2 in a enthralling and controversial meeting on Sunday.
“That’s what we want from two teams going head-to-head,” said former Premier League striker Chris Sutton.
“We want that edge, that element of dislike. It does seem like that. In terms of a rivalry, Arsenal have to win something really for it to be a rivalry as far as I can see.
“We can’t call it a rivalry if Manchester City are cleaning up and winning everything, Arsenal have to make that next step and maybe this season they’re bullish and they feel they can do that.
“But, I just wonder if I was in that Arsenal dressing room after that game would it have felt like a defeat or an unbelievable point. I can’t imagine what it would have been like.”
“It’s definitely a rivalry but it’s not a legendary rivalry,” added former Everton and Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend. “To be an iconic rivalry it needs to be City win the league then Arsenal the next year and back to City.
“I remember the battle of the Bridge with Spurs against Chelsea and that carried over for a couple of years, so there will definitely be a carry over from this game.”
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