Jamie Carragher has highlighted an area of great need for Arsenal, which could derail the club’s chances of winning the Premier League next season.
Jamie Carragher’s ongoing back-and-forth with Arsenal supporters is unlikely to end soon after the former Liverpool defender’s latest comments on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
Mikel Arteta’s men fell 15 points behind Arne Slot’s Liverpool after drawing 1-1 at Manchester United on Sunday, leaving the North London side with a mountain to climb in the title race.
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Although the Gunners have played a game fewer than the league-leading Merseyside club, observers believe that the Reds have a second Premier League title all but sewn up.
Arsenal’s title prospects this season fell flat on its face after a series of injuries to attacking blunted the club in forward areas, with critics reprimanding the club for not prioritising the signing of a striker last summer or in January.
However, Carragher thinks the solution does not lie in simply acquiring a new centre-forward.
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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (Credit: Imago)
What Carragher said about Arsenal’s No. 9 problem
Speaking on Monday Night Football, the retired centre-back highlighted that Arteta’s men have a creativity problem that must be addressed to end their wait for a Premier League crown.
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Arsenal have had a problem creating chances under Mikel Arteta this season (Credit: Sky Sports)
“But the problem they have is not a finishing problem,” said Carragher. “It’s a creation problem. “They don’t create enough chances. That’s the biggest problem that they’ve got right now.
“Forget bringing in a number nine, the first thing they might have to do is [sign] more creative players.
The fact that it looks like they’re going to buy [Martin] Zubimendi in the summer and maybe replace Partey in the holding midfield position, you’re getting a different profile of player.
“That first step to actually being more creative next season will help them be a bit more competitive in the Premier League.”
What next for Arsenal?
Arsenal return to Premier League action on Sunday, March 16, against Chelsea, four days after facing PSV in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
