Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen believes Arsenal
cost Mauricio Pochettino’s side the Premier League title this season.
Leicester City were crowned champions after Spurs’ 2-2 draw with
Chelsea on Monday night.
Pochettino’s side were practically neck-and-neck with the Foxes
throughout the run-in but had a golden chance to leapfrog them when Arsenal
visited White Hart Lane on March 5th.
Spurs were winning 2-1 against the 10-men of Arsenal but a late
Alexis Sanchez goal salvaged a draw for the Gunners and Eriksen believes it was
this moment that cost his side the title.
Alexis Sanchez’s late goal denied
Spurs all three points (Picture: Getty)
‘It is exceptional what
they [Leicester City] have done,’ said Eriksen.
‘I can only credit them
for what they have done and achieved.
‘I texted [Denmark
team-mate Kasper] Schmeichel to say congratulations and he was happy. I could
feel that in his text message. He was really happy. They definitely deserve it.
‘[But] we threw it away
a few games ago when we had the chance to go top, which we didn’t.
‘After that they showed
consistency by winning games 1-0 for the whole season. So congratulations to
Leicester. Hopefully next season will be revenge.’
