Arsenal have ‘the best team and the best squad’ in the Champions League, says Troy Deeney (Picture: Getty)Troy Deeney says Arsenal have the ‘best team and squad’ in the Champions League but the club’s lack of ‘history’ in the competition means they remain an ‘unknown’. Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City ensured they joined their Premier League rivals in the mix with top-eight finishes, along with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Sporting. ‘I think Arsenal have got the best team and the best squad but there’s that unknown, we’re not sure in the Champions League. ‘I’m giving Chelsea 10 per cent just because they’ve won the Club World Cup, they won the Europa Conference League last year, they’ve got such a young and talented team. ‘They don’t have a good team, we’re not sure how the manager is, they’ve got no confidence through the team, they’ve got 13 fit players.

Source: Metro February 25, 2026 12:51 UTC