In a game they mostly dominated in the fa cup third round, the gunners missed a number of great opportunities before drawing a blank as the reds ran out 2-0 winners. Liverpool won thanks to a luis diaz goal, who would have been content to go into halftime level if the home team didn’t find the back of the net in the first half. In a game in which mikel arteta’s side had an xg of 1.89, kai havertz, bukayo saka, and martin odegaard all missed good opportunities. In the last three games, they have only scored one goal from 6.47xg. Arsenal fans took to social media to search for a new striker as it became clear where gunners are lacking in their squad.
Arsenal has put on another great show,’ one fan said on x, formerly twitter. ‘everything indicates that we need a world-class striker.’ Arsenal needs a goalscorer big time,’ one commentator said. Gabriel jesus missed the game due to injury, but so far this season he has only scored three goals in 15 games, with eddie nketiah benched for havertz on sunday. Arsenal may decide to sign a striker with the transfer window open, and will be able to do so if the opportunity arises. In all competitions, the gunners have now lost three games in a row, with back-to-back premier league defeats to fulham and west ham coming before the weekend defeat.’ One enraged fan of the run said he was enraged. What a miserable misnorm!’ Arteta lacks any inherent flexibility: it lacks a certain degree of freedom.
