​Arsenal legend Wright urges Arteta to drop three players after Burnley debacle

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15 Dec 2020 • 1:03 PM MYT
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Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes manager Mikel Arteta must drop three players after a 1-0 home loss to Burnley.

The Gunners are sinking to new lows in the Premier League this season, suffering their worst start to a season since 1959.

And Wright wants to see Arteta drop Willian, Alexandre Lacazette and Granit Xhaka, who was sent off against the Clarets.

Speaking after the gane, Gunners hero Wright said: "The manager has stuck with [Xhaka] for a while. He has shown a lot of faith in him. I think he has done the same with Willian. He has done the same with [Alexandre] Lacazette.

"There are players now that should be getting a blast at it now. Throw in Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith-Rowe coming back on-loan and doing well at Huddersfield last season. Joe Willock. Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

"You need to do something different because if it carries on like this and he continues to have faith in these players, and they are not delivering, then I don't know what's going to happen next.

"It's a time when you need experienced players the most.

"I feel like at this particular moment, he has had a lot of faith in them and they have kind of let him down up to this point.

"I think Arsenal are at a real crisis point in terms of confidence. It's going to be even lower now and it's going to take something to build them up. This is why it needs some freshness. Just blood some fresh impetus."