Mikel Arteta 's "knee-jerk" triple substitution led to Arsenal 's downfall at Manchester United.
That's what Gary Neville and Paul Merson both reckon, as the Gunners fell to a deflating 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday. Arteta 'boldly' decided to flood his team with attacking players after Marcus Rashford put United in the lead with 24 minutes to go.
Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah and Fabio Vieira were all introduced in place of Martin Odegaard, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Albert Sambi Lokonga to give Arsenal a much more attacking setup. Before Merson lamented Arteta's decision long after the final whistle, Neville claimed that Rashford's second strike for the Red Devils - which put the game out of sight for Arsenal - was a direct result of tactical switch.
