Former England right-back, Micah Richards, has said Arsenal are “favourites” to win the Champions League trophy this season.

The Gunners are one out of six Premier League teams that qualified for the last 16 of the competition.

The others are Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal, who topped the group phase, have been drawn against Bayer Leverkusen.

Although they have not won the trophy in their history, Richards believes that playing style will favour them.

“They’re top of the Premier League and I think Arsenal are the favourites for the Champions League because I think it will suit them more than the domestic games,” Richards said on The Rest Is Football podcast.

“In the Champions League the games might get a little bit more stretched whereas in the Premier League everyone is going to that low block against them.”

UCL: Richards names EPL team ‘favourites’ to win trophy ahead last-16 matches