Amad Diallo believes that Mikel Arteta’s tactics at Arsenal are too reliant on set-pieces after Manchester United won at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal slipped to their first Premier League defeat since December 6 at the hands of Manchester United, who won 3-2 in North London.
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Matheus Cunha’s impressive long-range strike snatched the points away from Mikel Arteta’s team and silenced the Emirates Stadium.
After the match, Diallo took a dig at one Arsenal fan on social media, who had been trying to wind him up, by slamming the Gunners’ tactics.
Amad Diallo aims dig at Arsenal after Man United win
Amad Diallo aimed a cheeky dig at Arsenal after Manchester United’s win by claiming their only way of scoring is from corners.
In the aftermath of the Red Devils’ 3-2 victory, Diallo wrote on his social media account: “Your only hope is from a corner. Be humble, kid.”
The Gunners have now gone 270 minutes without scoring a goal from open play, which should be a concern for Arteta.
Nicolas Jover has made Arsenal superb at set-pieces; however, there is an overreliance at times on these situations bailing them out.
The Gunners’ attackers have also been struggling, with Bukayo Saka going 13 matches without a goal, Viktor Gyokeres failing to score from open play in 11 Premier League games, and Leandro Trossard netting just once in his last 11 appearances.
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Aaron Ramsey also slammed Arsenal’s attack after the defeat, and it’s an issue the Gunners must look to fix over the coming weeks.
But Arteta and his squad must look to use Diallo’s comments as fuel to improve and use this match as another turning point in the season.
Mikel Arteta accepts Arsenal were technically poor vs Man United
Arteta accepts Arsenal were technically poor against Man United, and the Red Devils had enough quality to punish them.
In his press conference, Arteta told the media: “We were absolutely brilliant in Milan, and today we weren’t that good.
“I don’t know if it was mental, because of how much they played, but because we were poor, especially technically in certain aspects of the game, against a team that, when you make those mistakes, they can punish you big time. That was the difference.”
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