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previous arsenal midfield Patrick Vieira Insists his old team’s mental strength remains in doubt after defeat at Premier League leaders Defeated Manchester United 3-2 at home.
This is the Gunners’ third defeat of the season, which means that the Gunners have dropped seven points in the past three games and are also very far behind the team. Manchester City Aston Villa only has 4 points.
Mikel Arteta’s side thought they had leveled the score with Mikel Merino’s 84th-minute equalizer, but Matheus Cunha scored a superb winner just three minutes later.
“There are still some issues with the mental strength of the team,” Vieira told Sky Sports. “They will be very disappointed with this performance, not because they lost the game but because of the way they lost the game.
“They didn’t create enough chances, (Bukayo) Saka and (Leandro) Trossard on the left wing didn’t create enough chances to create danger for United.
“They need a leader to lift the morale of the team. They need someone to make them understand that when they are on the field, they need to put in more energy and take more risks because they are capable.”
“It was a disappointing performance because they didn’t express themselves.”
previous Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane feels The Gunners’ status as front-runners is starting to work against them.
“The pressure is coming arsenal Today: Everything is going in their favour, they are going well in all their games,” he said. “They are feeling the pressure and there have been signs of that in the last few weeks.
“They have to regroup and say ‘we’re still in a good position’ but they need to get that momentum back. I can’t believe they’re not a team that doesn’t have confidence (given) where they are in the league and everything else.
“They have to go back to basics and start embracing this challenge and not be afraid of it.”