Arteta must drop Arsenal star who flopped at Fulham | OneFootball

Arsenal played out a frustrating 1-1 Premier League draw at Fulham yesterday.

The Gunners dominated proceedings at Craven Cottage, but they lacked a cutting edge in the final third, and there were not many chances created from open play.

Raul Jimenez scored from a brilliant counter-attack for the Cottagers. Arsenal levelled the scores through William Saliba from a corner in the 52nd minute but were unable to score the winner.

Thomas Partey missed the target with a free header in the box. Bukayo Saka scored prior to stoppage time, but Gabriel Martinelli was offside in the lead-up.

There were some underwhelming performances in west London yesterday, and Leandro Trossard was definitely the worst attacking player.

The left winger was a passenger at times in the opening half, with much of the game on the right.

He produced one terrific long ball for Declan Rice, who almost scored.

Aside from this, Trossard did not provide any threat in the opposition box and often dropped deep to pick up possession. He played with a rather slow tempo.

The 30-year-old completed just 15 passes, with none of his two crosses reaching a teammate. He also lost possession on 12 occasions before his 60th-minute substitution.

Martinelli was also guilty of losing the ball in his cameo, but the Brazilian played with more intent.

He completed one cross with the other deemed offside. The 23-year-old delivered a peach of a ball for Saka’s goal which was chalked off by VAR. He should have been more aware.

Arteta must drop Trossard to the bench when Arsenal host AS Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday. Martinelli should get the nod on the left wing.

Stats from Sofascore.com.