Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has predicted the named the teams that will knock Arsenal out of the UEFA Champions League this season.
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Despite Arsenal's impressive 7-1 thrashing of PSV, which has all but secured their place in the quarter-finals, Ferdinand thinks they are the fifth-best team on their side of the draw.
He ranks Liverpool, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and Paris Saint-Germain above the Gunners.
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"I'm not even talking about the whole competition, on that side of the draw," Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel.
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"They are behind Liverpool, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal are the fifth-best team on that side of the draw. That's mad."
"They have gone further away from where they were last year."
The Gunners will now turn their attention to the weekend's big clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford.