{"id":9290,"date":"2026-05-06T18:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9290"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:23:22","slug":"jamie-carragher-names-the-player-who-saved-arsenals-season-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9290","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher names the player who saved Arsenal&#8217;s season | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jamie-carragher-97de.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28260204\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Jamie Carragher after Arsenal\u2019s win over Atletico Madrid (Picture: CBS Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jamie Carragher believes a \u2018little tactical shift\u2019 has breathed new life into Arsenal after they took control of the Premier League title race and reached the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side were the best team in Europe during the first-half of the season but have been stumbling towards the finish line in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fell short in both domestic cup competitions and then suffered what at the time felt like a costly defeat to title rivals Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>But the Gunners have responded brilliantly to that setback, winning back-to-back Premier League games and overcoming Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>While Arsenal looked back on track, Man City slipped up in the title race on Monday night as they were held to a 3-3 draw by Everton, leaving Pep Guardiola\u2019s team five points behind the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Recent results mean Arsenal are on course to lift the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2004 and are one game away from their maiden Champions League trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Carragher, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, says Arteta\u2019s side were \u2018definitely wobbling\u2019 but have improved since \u2018fantastic\u2019 Declan Rice adopted a deeper role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274805137.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28260918\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mikel Arteta celebrates Arsenal\u2019s win over Atletico (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I thought Declan Rice was fantastic and the best player\u00a0in\u00a0both legs,\u2019 Carragher said on CBS Sports after Arsenal knocked out Diego Simeone\u2019s Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even though Arsenal\u00a0find\u00a0themselves where they are in the Champions League and the Premier League because of what they\u2019ve done over nine or ten months, they were definitely wobbling.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the last week\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0sorted themselves\u00a0out\u00a0and I think the decision to move Declan Rice a little bit deeper has had a huge influence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274762265.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28260948\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Declan Rice after Arsenal\u2019s semi-final win (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I thought he was\u00a0really good\u00a0out in Madrid\u00a0and\u00a0got the Man of the Match award\u00a0in the second leg as well. In-between that Arsenal beat\u00a0Fulham\u00a0and it was the first time\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0really seen them look at ease and play free.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It had\u00a0probably been\u00a0a few months since\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0seen that, maybe since they beat Tottenham 4-1 in the north London derby.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think that little tactical shift with Declan Rice has had a huge\u00a0impact\u00a0and they are now two games away from winning the Premier League and Champions League double.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They have the Champions League final, obviously, but if they\u00a0beat\u00a0West\u00a0Ham at the\u00a0weekend\u00a0they will win the Premier League, it would be all over.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0how close they\u00a0are\u00a0but\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0still got to get across the line and\u00a0get there \u2013 but it does look a different team than we saw even just a couple of weeks ago.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka\u2019s first-half goal settled Arsenal\u2019s Champions League semi-final against Atletico after a 1-1 draw in Madrid in the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners will face French champions PSG or German champions Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on May 30. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Emmanuel Adebayor says Arsenal star lacks \u2018technical ability\u2019 and makes title prediction<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Glen Johnson names manager who will instantly earn \u2018respect\u2019 of Chelsea players<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: PSG or Bayern Munich? 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