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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Mikel Arteta appears to agree with Oleksandr Zinchenko criticism after "problem" claim

Oleksandr Zinchenko has undoubtedly been a successful signing for Arsenal since his arrival from Manchester City last summer, but the left-back's game certainly has its flaws.

Those same flaws were on full display during the Gunners impressive 2-0 win away at in-form Newcastle on Sunday afternoon. Though Mikel Arteta's men had plenty of joy of their own, the majority of the Magpies attacks were coming down Zinchenko's side in what seemed to be deliberate targetting of the Ukraine international.

The 26-year-old struggled with wave after wave of Newcastle pressure and was beaten far too easily by Jacob Murphy early on in the second half, which nearly resulted in an equaliser for the hosts had it not been for the goalpost coming to Arsenal's rescue.

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