Olaleye Idowu
Former Everton midfielder, Leon Osman, has said Arsenal are “capable” of winning the Champions League this season.
Osman was speaking on the BBC after the Gunners thrashed Sporting 5-1 on Tuesday night.
The Gunners took a three-goal lead into halftime, thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhaes.
Although Goncalo Inacio pulled one back from Sporting, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard extended the gap for Mikel Arteta’s men.
Osman said: “I was asked at the start of the season whether I thought Arsenal were capable of winning the Champions League. I said yes, I do think so.
“They need to have performances like this. They need to be more positive away from home.
“We know they can be defensively sound, but the question was whether they can go and take the game to somebody, like Manchester City and Real Madrid do at times.
“They’ve now done that against a Sporting side that has been undefeated here for 13 months and started the season wonderfully well. They’ve dominated them in every aspect.”
