Ian Wright criticised Mikel Merino after Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Newcastle, saying he 'wasn't tight enough in and around the midfield'.
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino was largely anonymous and was taken off in the second half Arsenal legend Ian Wright singled out Mikel Merino for criticism after the side’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle, saying the Spaniard ‘wasn’t tight enough in and around the midfield’. Newcastle forward Alexander Isak powered a thunderous header beyond David Raya in the 14th minute and the Gunners simply had no answer in another uninspiring showing away from home.
‘We’ve seen Ethan Nwaneri come on, the youngster, and he’s got to come on in a game for a team that’s trying to challenge for the title and it is a lot of pressure on him. ‘You just feel that, at this stage of the season, ten games in, we should not be playing and being as tepid as we are, not creating enough, not putting them under enough pressure. ‘I thought, again, Merino wasn’t tight enough in and around the midfield. I think he’s still getting up to speed.
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