Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss Arsenal's striker struggles and make suggestions for who could replace Mikel Merino.
Arsenal’s 15-game unbeaten Premier League run came to an end as West Ham United thwarted their attempt to reduce the gap to leaders Liverpool at the top of the table. Liverpool have dropped points in two of their past three matches and travel to Manchester City on Sunday,
Midfielder Mikel Merino scored two late goals to keep Arsenal's Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, after the Spaniard was thrust into a makeshift center-forward role by his club’s injury crisis up front.
Shaka Hislop believes that Mikel Arteta should start midfielder Mikel Merino up front for Arsenal due to a lack of fit strikers.
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Nuno Espirito Santo shares damning reason behind Forest tactics for Arsenal: ‘There’s no need’
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Nuno’s brutal honesty as he reveals he changed his tactics due to lack of Arsenal threat
Nuno Santo aims a sly dig at Arsenal while explaining his tactical approach
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo seemed to take a sly dig at Arsenal after his team managed to hold the Gunners to a goalless draw last night.
Arsenal: Mikel Merino (81, 87). Advertisement Article continues below this ad Halftime: 0-0. Cardiff: Yousef Salech (90). Advertisement Article continues below this ad Bristol City: Jason Knight (60).
Arsenal have been training with different players leading the line and not just midfielder Mikel Merino, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday as the club grapples with an injury crisis that has left them without a recognised striker available.
Arsenal match winner Mikel Merino has admitted it was a surprise to come on as a striker against Leicester City having never played in the position before.
Mikel Merino was the unlikely hero for Arsenal on Saturday, as the Spanish midfielder jumped of the bench and scored twice as an emergency striker to give them a 2-0 win at Leicester City. With Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus out for the rest of the season and wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka both out,
Mikel Merino, the unlikely striker, scored two goals off the bench cutting the gap to Liverpool to four points.
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