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#2 Arsenal look rudderless under Emery

The return of Mesut Ozil to Arsenal's starting line-up didn't help them

Unai Emery is perhaps the most under-fire Premier League boss right now, but it’s hard to see how the criticism of the Spaniard is unfair. Wednesday’s Europa League match saw them score with their lone attempt on target, but today they repeated that statistic and were unable to find a breakthrough – which was hardly surprising.

Their closest attempt was probably a bizarre moment in the first half that saw the ball bobbling around in the area before Alexandre Lacazette poked wide. Outside of that they looked devoid of creativity; Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang didn’t seem to improve the Gunners, and the defense continued to make needless errors in their passing.

It feels like Emery has thrown everything he’s got at this project now. He’s changed players, changed formations and systems, and blooded the club’s younger talent, and yet the Gunners are now eight points adrift from the top four and haven’t won a league match since 6 October.

With rumours of the club making a move for Jose Mourinho, perhaps it is indeed time for a change at the Emirates.

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Edited by Musab Abid