Arteta: 'Still some things' for Arsenal to do in window
Arsenal are a club in crisis. Despite outspending their Premier League rivals this summer, the Gunners’ nightmare start to the season continued with Manchester City beating them 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. And, for a club of this size, that simply isn’t good enough.
Arsenal went into their game against Manchester City on a high having beaten West Brom in the Carabao Cup last week.
But they fell to a third successive Premier League defeat at the Etihad, with City running riot.
Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres put the hosts 2-0 up inside 12 minutes, with Gabriel Jesus then scoring before the interval.
Rodri then added a fourth for City in the 53rd minute before Torres notched his second of the game with six minutes left on the clock.
For Arsenal, it was a nightmare defeat that has now seen them rooted to the bottom of the table.
So Express Sport will now take a look at the reasons Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has to think about sacking Arteta after the shambolic result in Manchester.
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Arsenal were blown away by a ferocious Man City on Saturday afternoon (Image: GETTY)
No fight
As stated above, Arsenal weren’t expected to beat City.
But, at the very least, they were expected to make a fight of things. Obviously, in the end, that didn’t happen.
Falling 2-0 down inside 12 minutes showed a team that has no confidence, no backbone and no spine.
There was no signs of leaders, either. Granit Xhaka was dismissed while Aubameyang cut an anonymous figure at the spearhead of their attack.
And if Arsenal can’t fight, they may find themselves being dragged into a relegation battle. Maybe, just maybe, they’re already in one.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has assembled a squad without trusted players after Man City loss (Image: GETTY)
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Money blown
It’s still early to judge Arsenal’s summer signings.
But the reinforcements Arteta has added to his squad simply aren’t good enough, something the defeat to City showed.
Cedric isn’t a good right-back. Odegaard was flat.
And then, on the bench, the likes of Pablo Mari, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Aaron Ramsdale didn’t even feature.
Arteta doesn’t seem to trust the players he’s brought in to play against one of the Premier League’s best sides. And that, quite simply, suggests he’s a manager well out of his depth.