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Paul Merson says Mikel Arteta decision could cost Arsenal the Premier League
Paul Merson has warned Arsenal they ‘won’t win the Premier League’ if Mikel Arteta does not bring one of his star players back into the team.
Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table has been cut to just two points ahead of Saturday’s clash against bottom-placed Wolves.
The Gunners, without a league title since 2004, threatened to run away with the title race just a matter of weeks ago but have since come back to the chasing pack.
Last weekend’s deflating defeat to Aston Villa was only Arsenal’s second loss of the season and gave Manchester City the chance to move to within two points of Mikel Arteta’s side.
Merson fully expects Arsenal, who beat Club Brugge 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, to get back to winning ways in the Premier League when Wolves visit the Emirates Stadium this weekend.
The Gunners hero hopes to see Viktor Gyokeres back in the team and says it would be a mistake for Arteta to persist with Mikel Merino as a false nine.
Central midfielder Merino performed that role regularly last season due to Arsenal’s injury crisis but Merson believes that tactic could end up costing his former club the title this term.
Gyokeres, a £64m summer signing from Sporting, missed most of November through injury and has started on the bench in Arsenal’s last four games.
Looking ahead to the Wolves clash, Merson told Sportskeeda: ‘4-0 to Arsenal? 5-0? Honestly, it could be anything! I don’t know from where Wolves can find a win this season.
‘This is the perfect game for Arsenal after that loss to Aston Villa and a midweek trip away from home to face Club Brugge in the Champions League.
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