Arsenal suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat against champions Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Gunners’ miserable start to the campaign continued at the Etihad Stadium, and they are now bottom of the table with no points or goals.
Popular talkSPORT pundit Jamie O’Hara mocked Arsenal on Twitter.
0 points 0 goals bottom of the league, it’s a good day to be a Spurs fan 😂 #arsenal #spurs
— Jamie Ohara (@Mrjamieohara1) August 28, 2021
Former great England striker Gary Lineker was also watching the game, and he stated his reaction with his typical tongue-in-cheek humour.
Lineker feels that it would be ironic if Arteta, who was assistant to Pep Guardiola at City, is sacked following a dismal start to the campaign.
It would be a sad twist if it’s the game against Pep Guardiola and @ManCity that turns out to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for Mikel Arteta.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) August 28, 2021
He has issued a sarcastic dig at City’s apparent lack of strikers. There have been suggestions that City may struggle this season if they fail to land a striker.
City were heavily linked with a move for Harry Kane, but the deal didn’t materialise.
Manchester City desperately need a striker. 🤯
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) August 28, 2021
The Times journalist Henry Winter criticised Arsenal after their poor performance.
No points, no goals, no fight, no leadership, no right-back, no energy, no concentration, no clear tactics, no consistent selection and no direction from bench. Tierney and Smith Rowe tried but others, and Arteta, hapless #afc #shambles
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) August 28, 2021
Ferran Torres (2), Rodri (2) and Ilkay Gundogan were on target for City, while Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Joao Cancelo.
Some pundits argued that the dismissal was harsh, but Xhaka’s impetuous nature rarely does him any favours.
Read: Premier League 2021/22 Week 3 – EPL Results & Table.
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