He has no pace - Ex-Premier League striker believes Arsenal s weak link was exposed against Manchester United × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News

He has no pace - Ex-Premier League striker believes Arsenal s weak link was exposed against Manchester United

By Sankalp Srivastava Modified 08 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Does Arteta need to reshuffle his defense? Former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor has labeled Arsenal defender Ben White as the 'weak link' in the side. White has been deployed at right-back this season by manager Mikel Arteta but was found out against Manchester United in a 3-1 defeat. Takehiro Tomiyasu is the north London side's first-choice right-back but has only been used as a substitute so far this season. Agbonlahor believes playing the Englishman over Tomiyasu was a mistake. He told Football Insider: “Arsenal were playing away from home against Man United, it’s never going to be an easy game. They did well but Man United were clever and picked on Ben White who is the weak link in that defence, he’s not a right-back, he has no pace. They targeted that side and got joy." He added: “It was more the fact that Man United, for me, in the full-back areas looked better defensively than Arsenal. Ben White was found out because he’s not a right-back. You’ve got Tomiyasu on the bench who has got more pace, why not play him? I think that was a mistake.” Harry@HP17___Ben White must hate playing against Rashford161392766Ben White must hate playing against Rashford https://t.co/09CPkbOyDZ Agbonlahor believes the Gunners were the better team at Old Trafford and backed them to get revenge in the reverse fixture later this season. “Arsenal played well and will probably beat Man United at the Emirates. I feel these sorts of games now, with the top-six, home advantage is going to be key." He further noted: "After the game, [Mikel] Arteta would have said to his players ‘You know what, you’ve done me proud today. We played some good football, got found out defensively but we’ll get revenge at the Emirates when we have home advantage with our fans’. He also said: “I wouldn’t have any disappointment if I’m Arsenal. Everton at the weekend will be a tough game though because they’re looking good as well."

Arsenal s first setback of the season came against Manchester United

The Gunners started the new season in emphatic fashion, winning their first five Premier League matches on the trot. However, they were handed a humbling at the hands of Manchester United at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag's side were defensively more astute and came out on top in transitions. Arteta's triple substitution shortly after going 2-1 down in the second half also played a part in his side's defeat. The defense was left vulnerable to United's counter with almost 20 minutes left on the clock.SPORTbible@sportbibleArteta did the thing ?144221674Arteta did the thing ? https://t.co/lJMY0ornV9 Eventually, Manchester United won 3-1 as Arteta's side dropped their first points of the league season. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Diptanil Roy × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी