Arsenal warned club ‘will win nothing’ without forward | OneFootball

Paul Merson has criticised Arsenal’s recruitment and said the club’s current forward line would not get into ‘Fulham’s team’.

Arsenal fell 15 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race after a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford. It’s three games without a win for the Gunners, who have struggled amid injury absentees.

Bukayo Saka is still sidelined with a hamstring issue, while Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz will not feature again this season.

Those injuries have left Arsenal short of options, with their front three at Manchester United made up of Leandro Trossard, 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri and midfielder Mikel Merino deputising at centre-forward.

Merson slammed the club’s failure to sign a forward in January and said the currently quality of Arsenal’s forward line is less than Fulham, who are currently 10th in the table.

“We had this with Arsene Wenger too. Everyone knew he needed a centre-half, but he never got one. It’s the same with Mikel Arteta now,” Merson said to Sky Sports.

“They had a £60m bid rejected for Ollie Watkins rejected in January. Well, then go with 65. It’s just five million. It’s just a cup of tea for Arsenal.

“Do you think that Arsenal front three get into Fulham’s team? And where are Fulham?

“I thought [the 7-1 win against PSV] during the midweek was papering over the cracks. You are playing in the top league in the world, you are one of the best teams in that league and you have got no centre forward.

“Mikel Merino scored twice against Leicester but you are not winning the league with him playing there. He looked lost up front. No team wins anything without a good centre forward.

“Arsenal are suffering at the moment and I think it’s a worry now. They have got to score goals now and it is getting a little tight when you look at the league table.

“Manchester City have got some nice fixtures coming up and they could catch Arsenal.”

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