Arsenal lost their first Premier League game of the season on Sunday evening following a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. Despite the defeat, the overall performance was still impressive by Mikel Arteta’s side which should have been enough for his side to at least come out with a point.
A major reason why the Gunners were not able to claim anything from the game was due to the inability to be indecisive in the final third and create clear-cut chances for the forwards. Manchester United were hardly on the front but were clinical from the chances they created which was why they took all three points.
Paul Merson described Arsenal of not having a Christian Eriksen amongst the ranks, which is a major reason for the defeat. However, Youri Tielemans’ assist against Brighton yesterday highlighted that he would be able to fill that void.
