• Arsenal lost to Porto in the Champions League this week.
• If they were to exit Europe early, it would allow them to focus wholly on their league form.
• Jamie Carragher wants Arsenal to stay in the competition and draw Manchester City in order to take a bit of focus away from both teams in the league.

Arsenal lost to Porto in the Champions League this week, and while this defeat does hurt the Gunners, there's always a silver lining.

Indeed, while Champions League elimination would be less than ideal, the north London club would be allowed to focus wholly on their league form if they were to exit Europe early.

Speaking on The Redmen TV, Jamie Carragher has been discussing Arsenal's Champions League hopes. He says that from a Liverpool perspective he actually wants Arsenal t0 stay in teh competition and draw Manchester City. This is because it will take some attention off both teams' performance in Premier Leageue