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Pressure is on Tottenham and Arsenal in title run in, says Paul Dickov and Tony Cascarino

Leicester are currently five points clear at the top of the Premier League
Image: Leicester are currently five points clear at the top of the Premier League

Sky Sports pundits Paul Dickov and Tony Cascarino believe the pressure is on Tottenham and Arsenal, rather than Leicester, in the final seven weeks of the Premier League season.

The north London rivals are both in the hunt for the Premier League title, with second-placed Spurs in the better position to mount a serious challenge to league leaders Leicester.

And Tottenham can cut the gap on Claudio Ranieri's side to just two points by beating Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening. The Foxes face Southampton at home on Sunday, with both games being covered live on Sky Sports.

Cascarino believes there is little room for error or Tottenham's title challenge could come off the rails against a Liverpool side who have beaten Manchester City and Manchester United at home in March.

Although the 53-year-old thinks that with Dele Alli and Harry Kane in the team, Tottenham have a decent chance of getting three points on Merseyside.

"Having to play before, and trying to get within a couple of points of Leicester, having Liverpool away, who have beaten Man United and beaten Man City, Tottenham have to be at their very best," Cascarino said on Sky Sports News HQ.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane (l) with Per Mertesacker of Arsenal
Image: Tottenham striker Harry Kane with Per Mertesacker of Arsenal

"And they've been flying obviously, with people like Kane getting goals regularly and Dele Alli's performances, but Tottenham are going to have to be at their best at Anfield to get a result.

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"So that's a real big, tough question for them, can they go and play before Leicester do and get within two points, that's the big question for me."

But Dickov insists Leicester's players will focus on their own match as they have been doing throughout the season.

The former Foxes striker, who played with the club from 2002-2004 and again in 2008-2010, does not believe tension is an issue for the team in the current campaign as they showed in the recent win at Crystal Palace.

"(There is) no more pressure than what they've been under all season. People have been saying since August, when is Leicester's bubble going to burst, and they just keep going," DIckov said.

"I was down at the club a few weeks ago speaking to some of the people who still work at the club from when I was there back in 2002, and they are really enjoying themselves.

Riyad Mahrez scores Leicester's winning goal against Crystal Palace
Image: Riyad Mahrez scores Leicester's winning goal against Crystal Palace

"There is a fantastic buzz around the place, the players are going out and playing and training as if they were kids at school again with that enthusiasm, and they are not feeling the pressure at all.

"At the minute there is every chance they are going to play in the top four. If you had said that at the start of the season people would have thought you were crazy.

"They are five points clear with seven games left, so the pressure is on everybody else to try and catch them up.

"They are taking it on a game-by-game basis. The result at Crystal Palace was massive for them. People were expecting them, after the big results they had against Man City and Liverpool and Manchester United, expecting them to go to Palace and maybe slip up a little bit. But they just went out there, picked up a 1-0 win, and the bandwagon goes on and on and on. It's great."

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