Paul Merson has labelled Arsenal's performance in the north London derby on Sunday as "embarrassing" and believes the Gunners will miss out on a top-four spot this season.
Goals from Dele Alli and Harry Kane condemned Arsene Wenger's side to a 2-0 defeat at White Hart Lane, which keeps the club in sixth place in the Premier League standings - six points off fourth-placed Manchester City.
Despite having a game in hand over Pep Guardiola's side and two over third-placed Liverpool, Merson predicts Arsenal will still miss out on securing a place in the Champions League because of the way they played against Tottenham.
Writing in a column for Sky Sports, Merson said of Arsenal, who next entertain Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday: "Chelsea need to win three games and if they could hand-pick those fixtures then they'd probably go with the ones they've got.
"It was a big result for Liverpool in terms of finishing third and they, like City, have got a pretty favourable run-in.
"United, in contrast, have got too many difficult games and they've got to put their eggs into the Europa League basket right now.
"They've got to weigh it up. If they win their next three games in the Europa League then they'll qualify for the Champions League, whereas if they win all four of their league games they could still miss out.
"As for Arsenal, they were embarrassing on Sunday. They've got some tough games still and they're just not playing well enough to win them all, even if those above them slip up."
