Joe Cole makes Barcelona point with Arsenal trophy prediction - 'They definitely could'

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Arsenal continue to fight for silverware on all four fronts, in what could be a historic season for Mikel Arteta's side.

Joe Cole is backing Arsenal to get their hands on at least two trophies this season and he hasn't ruled out the Gunners going one better in winning an incredible treble either.

Mikel Arteta's team are in a prime position to sweep up on silverware in the 2025-26 campaign. They currently sit at the top of the Premier League table and have also reached the final of the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium, where they will face Manchester City on March 22.

The north London club is also into the last 16 of the Champions League and, on paper at least, appear to have a favourable route to the final. And with an FA Cup fifth-round tie at lower league Mansfield to come on Saturday, the Gunners are still fighting on all four fronts for trophies.

No English team has ever won the quadruple (all four competitions which they entered), but former Chelsea and England star Cole is backing Arsenal to finish the season with at least two trophies for their considerable efforts.

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Speaking exclusively to Paddy Power, he said: "They definitely could win a treble, the odds are stacked against them though. It’ll be difficult and I don’t think they’ll quite get there. We’ve seen a great Barcelona team win it, but in their league and their domestic cup competitions there isn’t the quality of the Premier League and English football in general.

"I can’t see Arsenal quite doing the treble, I think they’ll win two. I’m just not sure which two."

Manchester City achieved a treble in 2019, when they won the Premier League title, FA Cup and League Cup, but fell short in the Champions League.

In 1999, Manchester United also grabbed a three trophy haul, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, whilst Joe Fagen's Liverpool won a treble of their own in 1984, lifting the English league title, League Cup and European Cup in the same season.

But while Cole is unsure of which trophies Arteta and Arsenal will end the season with, he is confident that the Champions League final will be an all-Premier League affair.

"I can definitely see an all-English final happening," he said. "I think there’s every chance. I look at the other big teams: Barcelona I’ve written off already, Bayern Munich are possible, PSG are possible and so are Real Madrid.

"I’m not writing those three off because I’ve been stung before, but I don’t think it’s happening. If it isn’t an all-English final this year in the Champions League, Bayern Munich will be the team to muscle their way in."