Jamie Carragher names the one thing Arsenal ‘need’ to win the title – Thierry Henry agrees

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After dropping points in their previous two games, Arsenal have received some advice from Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher.

Already, Arsenal have more draws than last season, indicating that there’s an issue of dropping needless points that Mikel Arteta has to solve.

The Spaniard watched the Gunners draw 0-0 with Everton at the Emirates, sparking concern considering that league leaders Liverpool also dropped points.

Arteta didn’t entertain the frustration of Arsenal fans during the stalemate, with supporters wanting to see more – particularly in attack.

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Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry agree on Arsenal weakness

It’s been a period of reflection for Arteta since the draw, which saw rivals Chelsea create a three-point gap between themselves and the Gunners in third.

While it’s too early to determine how the Premier League title race will pan out, Thierry Henry warned Arteta about how the early signs look.

The Arsenal legend was on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football alongside Jamie Carragher, where he spoke in depth about the issues currently facing his former club.

As expected, the topic of conversation led to the duo discussing Arsenal’s lack of spark on the left side of attack, something that Carragher believes Arteta has to address.

“Arsenal need more from that left side, they do because when you won the title in 02 and 04, Ljungberg played a huge part but we all still know the left side of that team was what you were famous for,” the Liverpool icon said.

It was a statement aimed at Arsenal’s underperformer Gabriel Martinelli, who has been lacking form for some time now.

Henry responded to Carragher’s belief that Arsenal need more output on the left to win the title, agreeing with the pundit.

“I would think that there’s not a coaching problem but right now, the way the team is set up, it’s kind of weird,” the club icon declared.

“Ok, let’s put it out there, it’s never easy to play a team that’s never going to jump [in the press], nobody jumps on Arsenal anymore. When they try, you can see the result.

“If you don’t have bodies between the lines, it’s going to be very difficult if you give the ball to your winger on the right or on the left and if that winger on the left also is not beating people, you are like this playing on the right.”

The differences between Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka in 24/25

Henry was alluding to the lack of spark coming from Martinelli, who is frustrating fans with his frequent lacklustre performances.

The Brazilian isn’t able to mirror what Bukayo Saka does on the right, leading to a noticeable imbalance between success on the right and left.

As seen above, Saka is more successful than Martinelli in crucial areas of a winger’s game, being a better creator, dribbler and finisher than his teammate.

Having seen how dazzling Martinelli can be when at his best, it’s fair to say that Arsenal are missing a considerable chunk of excitement from the left, which in turn, is impacting the way the Gunners play.

Carragher doesn’t see such approach as sustainable in the Premier League title race, a view shared by Henry.