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Steve McManaman believes Real Madrid star Marco Asensio would be better off joining Arsenal over Liverpool if he was to leave the Spanish capital in the summer.
According to reports from Spain, the Gunners and Liverpool are leading contenders to rescue Asensio from his Real Madrid nightmare, where he has now regressed into a bit-part player.
Former Real midfielder McManaman believes that Arsenal's ageing forwards, such as Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, would mean Asensio is likely to get more football in north London compared to Anfield.
Steve McManaman claims Marco Asensio (above) should pick Arsenal over Liverpool next year
Asensio has gone from wonderkid to squad player in the Spanish capital in recent years
‘Marco Asensio hasn’t played enough at Real Madrid,’ McManaman told Horseracing.net.
‘His reputation was probably better two years ago when he first came onto the scene and scored a bunch of lovely goals, in the Champions League final against Juventus in 2017 in Cardiff and in the Super Cup, a lovely goal, against Barcelona.
‘But since then he’s had injuries and of course Real Madrid aren’t the team that they were four years ago, and his
