Arsenal drew their third game in three as a late comeback rescued a point against Southampton, and Merson reckons Arteta will be ruing his 'unbelievable mistake' against the Saints.
, who have dropped six points in their last three games ahead of their crunch clash with Manchester City on Wednesday.
Merson was perplexed by Arteta’s decision to start Vieira, who’s struggled to assert himself in the Premier League this season following his £34m move from Porto, ahead of “calm head” Jorginho, who joined from Chelsea in January for £12m. “Southampton wouldn’t have believed their luck when they saw Jorginho on the bench. He sits in, dictates play, and controls games.”
“With [Rob] Holding playing instead of Saliba, Arsenal needed protection from their midfield – not people getting turned. Arteta hasn’t done a lot wrong this season, but he made a mistake there.”
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