Arsenal hero Keown questions Arteta future after Slavia Prague slip

Football
9 Apr 2021 • 5:01 PM MYT
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Arsenal hero Martin Keown says manager Mikel Arteta is risking the sack with his team's current results.

After their 1-1 draw with Europa League opponents Slavia Prague, Keown has warned that Arteta, who has made a lot of changes to his team at the Emirates this season, is in danger of being sacked if things continue to go against Arsenal.

Keown said on BT Sport: "Hugely disappointing and really it's going to be difficult now for Arteta.

"He's made a lot of changes at the football club, a lot of people have been allowed to go, and this is his team now, essentially.

"There have been a lot of problems at Arsenal over a number of years, certain players coming in and out at the football club, so it's not all at his doorstep.

"But he's in charge now, and he's not quite getting the reaction out of the team.

"He was disappointed at the end there. He's encouraging people to play, then at the end when he doesn't want them to play, it's a mixed message, isn't it?

"They've got to do the right things at the right times and they're making sloppy mistakes and it cost them tonight."