Arsenal legend Paul Merson says Mikel Arteta's side are 'hard to watch'

Arsenal legend Paul Merson says Mikel Arteta’s side are ‘hard to watch’ after their ELEVENTH defeat of the season… and warns they look ‘out of their depth’ against the Premier League’s top sides

  • Arsenal legend Paul Merson said Mikel Arteta’s side looked ‘out of their depth’ 
  • Gunners suffered a 1-0 defeat by Manchester City after going behind early on 
  • Merson believes it is time for Arteta to divert his attention to the Europa League 

Arsenal legend Paul Merson said Mikel Arteta’s side looked ‘out of their depth’ against Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday.

The Gunners fell behind after less than two minutes at the Emirates Stadium following a header from Raheem Sterling and never managed to make their mark as they suffered their eleventh defeat of the season.

The North London side are now 10th in the table, eleven points behind the top four as they look destined for mid-table mediocrity this campaign.

The North London side are now 10th in the table

Club legend Merson is concerned about Arsenal

Arsenal legend Paul Merson said Mikel Arteta’s side looked ‘out of their depth’ on Sunday

The Gunners fell behind after less than two minutes against league leaders Manchester City

The Gunners fell behind after less than two minutes against league leaders Manchester City

Arteta is only in his first full season at the Emirates and is undergoing a transitional period, with a huge clear-out during the January transfer window freeing up the wage bill and indicating future spending in the summer. 

Merson, who is still concerned about Arsenal considering they used to be a ‘Rolls Royce’ of a football club, said: ‘I was so disappointed yesterday.

‘It’s so easy for me to sit and say Arsenal should have had a right go at Man City because I know you can end up losing 4-0 or 5-0, and then it looks an awful result.he told Sky Sports.

‘Man City used to be a million miles away and talk about turning things on its head, they are so far ahead of Arsenal. 

‘The only thing that can give you hope if you are an Arsenal fan is that you can watch City and think things can turn around.

Merson is concerned about Arsenal considering they used to be a 'Rolls Royce' of a club

Merson is concerned about Arsenal considering they used to be a ‘Rolls Royce’ of a club

‘But if you look at Arsenal’s performance, they looked out of their depth and that was really worrying.

‘When they got to 75 minutes and were only a goal down, they had to have a right go. But it looked like the players just didn’t have that belief. It seems a long time ago now and it was a long time ago that Arsenal had that.

‘They had that fear factor for teams playing them. I found it a really hard watch.’

Merson believes that it is time for Mikel Arteta to divert his attention to the Europa League ahead of their second leg against Benfica.

Following their 1-1 draw with the Portuguese side in the first match, the remainder of their season is incredibly reliant on a positive result this Thursday.  

Merson believes that it is time for Mikel Arteta to divert his attention to the Europa League

Merson believes that it is time for Mikel Arteta to divert his attention to the Europa League

source: dailymail.co.uk