Paul Merson believes Liverpool's game against Everton on Wednesday night will determine whether Arsenal will remain in the title race or not. Arne Slot's side could extend their lead to nine points from Arsenal with a victory at Goodison Park.

The Reds have had a sensational campaign thus far under Slot, losing just one league game. They are on course to regain the Premier League trophy for the first time since the 2019/20 season.

However, Liverpool were stunned by their local rivals last April as Everton came away 2-0 winners. While discussing Arsenal's chances of winning the title, Merson pointed out that it all depends on whether Liverpool drops points this week.

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"They’ve [Arsenal] got two [trophies left to win], one they could be out of by Wednesday night in my opinion," Merson told Metro Sport. "If Liverpool win at Everton, that’ll be nine points clear with 15-odd games left.

"They’d have to lose four of them, which I think would be impossible. To me, it comes down to Wednesday."

Arsenal have not won a major trophy since the FA Cup in 2020 and were recently knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the semi-final stage by Newcastle United. Mikel Arteta's side have been much more impressive in the Champions League this term - finishing third after losing just one of their eight games and qualifying automatically for the round-of-16.