Arsenal sit fourth within the desk after the opening three video games of the brand new Premier League season – two factors behind Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool.
The Gunners secured encouraging victories over Wolves and Aston Villa of their first two matches, however may solely draw 1-1 at residence to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, after Declan Rice’s crimson card was adopted by Joao Pedro’s equaliser for the guests.
Kai Havertz had given Arsenal a first-half lead in that match, following up his objective and help in opposition to Wolves on the opening day, as he’s once more began up entrance for Mikel Arteta’s males this season.
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The Gunners got here so near successful the league final season, falling two factors brief to Manchester Metropolis on the ultimate day of the marketing campaign, having been 5 factors behind Pep Guardiola’s facet a 12 months earlier, following a number of years within the wilderness.
However Manchester Metropolis have began ominously this season, with Erling Haaland netting a hat-trick in a 3-1 win at West Ham United on Saturday – his second successive Premier League treble, taking his tally to date this time period to a ridiculous seven objectives in three video games.
Emmanuel Petit was a key a part of an Arsenal crew that received the Premier League title in 1997/98, forming an important midfield double act with Patrick Vieira, behind Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright up entrance.
Petit with Wenger (Picture credit score: Alamy)
The Gunners legend is keen the membership to win the title once more this season, however admits some issues about their placing choices. Arsenal had been linked with strikers in the course of the switch window, however didn’t in the end signal an out-and-out centre ahead.
“I hope they’ll win the league,” Petit informed FourFourTwo, in an unique interview, talking in affiliation with BetVictor .
“I believe they closed the hole to Manchester Metropolis within the final two years, however Metropolis are nonetheless the reference. You’ll be able to see that from the beginning of the Premier League, they’re nonetheless superb, with Haaland the cyborg up entrance!
Arsenal have picked up seven factors from a attainable 9 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
“Nonetheless Arsenal are lacking a striker, we are able to see that. I noticed the sport in opposition to Brighton and though I believe Kai Havertz has made a extremely good begin to the season, I believe they miss somebody within the penalty space, somebody deep behind the defenders, somebody that may carry choice B up entrance.
“Generally I’ve the sensation that when Arsenal usually are not nice, which occurred on Saturday, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice didn’t play their greatest sport, and when these two guys usually are not actually good, it has an affect on the crew.
“You’ll be able to see that they’re lacking choice B as a result of generally the way in which they play is predictable, so they should change generally.
“They’ll nonetheless play the identical means, however they should carry extra choices into their sport individually, ranging from the striker.”
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