Arsenal legend David Seaman has told fans to get behind the team and has compared the situation to England at Euro 1996.The Gunners had the opportunity to go 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League but were beaten 2-1 by Bournemouth.It was an afternoon to forget for Arsenal at the Emirates on SaturdayGettyJunior Kroupi and Alex Scott scored for the Cherries in either half to make the difference against Mikel Arteta‘s side.Viktor Gyokeres tucked away a penalty to level up the match in the 35th minute but the north London outfit was unable to find an equaliser.Additionally, Manchester City cut the gap to six points and also have a game in hand after they dominated Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.The former England international spoke to Jeff Stelling and Andy Townsend on talkSPORT Breakfast on Monday about how he believes the current Arsenal squad is feeling.He said: “I don’t think they will be talking about the nerves but they were certainly nervous on Saturday, I was there and you could see that.“All credit to Bournemouth because they played really well but when you are a team going for the league, you need to be dominating these sorts of games.“I think the nerves did take over a little bit, you can feel the tension in the crowd when things go wrong but it’s vitally important that those fans stay behind the team.“Thousands are always behind us but the players are aware when it gets a little bit spicy.”Arsenal have lost three of their last four matches in all competitions and nerves appear to be creeping in.Mikel Arteta’s side has finished second in the past three seasons and their next Premier League fixture against Manchester City could make or break their season.City won the first available trophy this season, ending Arsenal’s chances on securing a quadrupleGettyWith pressure building around the huge psychological test against Pep Guardiola‘s men, Seaman compared it to how the England team felt during Euro ’96.There was high public expectation alongside media scrutiny as the nation hosted its first major tournament since the World Cup in 1966.He said: “They’ve been the same the last few weeks, they have not been the Arsenal that we know and playing their best game but they have been still getting the results they need with that.“But you can’t just click your fingers and they start playing a different way, it’s all about confidence.“That comes from just little things in the game, like can you get an early goal which can make a massive difference.“It gives confidence to the players and the fans, then everything seems to be ok. Playing with pressure, that comes from the outside.Seaman understands the pressures of winning a trophy with Arsenal, having achieved nine major trophies there and recorded 75 caps for EnglandAFP“I remember in Euro ’96, we had a load of pressure put on us by everyone outside the game but we just shut up shop and we concentrated on what we did.“This is what Arsenal need to do, get themselves away from all these added pressures and go and play their game.“We’re lucky we have a game midweek and people will think Man City have a free week, they’re going to be rested but we have a chance to get that game against Bournemouth result out of our system by getting a good result against Sporting.”Arsenal fans may have flashbacks from the 2022/23 season in the buildup to this massive game as they travelled to the Etihad in similar conditions and collapsed as Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Erling Haaland all scored.In addition, their most recent meeting came less than a month ago in the Carabao Cup final, which resulted in City winning 2-0 and could be motivational for Guardiola’s men next weekend.Seaman added some advice for the Gunners: “They will have to be compact and defend really well, anything other than a defeat at City is a great result but you can’t go there and go gung-ho because they will punish you.“I saw Man City against Chelsea, that’s how good they are and they have been like that the last few weeks.“You give them the respect they deserve but you make sure you’re really hard to beat.”