Arsenal legend Tony Adams was left less than impressed with two of Arsenal’s back-four following their last outing.
Manchester United and Arsenal clashed at the Emirates on Saturday. The tie was a huge one for both sides in their respective hunts for European football.
In the end, though, it was Arsenal who came out on top courtesy of a 3-1 win. Despite seeing off United, however, Tony Adams has picked out two of the Gunners’ backline for criticism following the game.
First up, when speaking after the game, Adams said on Premier League Productions: “Tomi(yasu) came back right at the end there which is great because I’m still scared about Cedric. He scares the life out of me so it’s good to see Tomi back in action.”
Then, when once again speaking on Premier League Productions, Adams had this to say on Gabriel, whose marking of Cristiano Ronaldo was not great for the United goal: “You’re spot on. Gabriel is so concerned about Ronaldo that he’s completely not done his job. The space is the most important there and Ronaldo kept on working him away.”
Arsenal’s defensive cracks
Whilst Tomiyasu returning is a boost for Arsenal as they push for a top-four spot, the north Londoners still have other areas of their backline that will no doubt concern Mikel Arteta.
Nuno Tavares, for example, is Arsenal’s only fit left-back at present but is very poor defensively, giving away a penalty vs United on Saturday.
Aaron Ramsdale, meanwhile, continues to make mistakes that could easily cost his side a point or three, including vs Man United when his poor distribution nearly led to Bruno Fernandes scoring.
