Paul Scholes reveals why he is 'disappointed' with 'struggling' Arsenal this season

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·25. September 2024

Paul Scholes reveals why he is 'disappointed' with 'struggling' Arsenal this season

Gunners remain unbeaten from first five league games

Paul Scholes insists he has been ‘disappointed’ with Arsenal so far this season and believes Mikel Arteta’s side are ‘struggling’.

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The Gunners sit fourth in the Premier League with 11 points from five games - two behind leaders Manchester City.

And they would be top had it not been for John Stones’ injury-time equaliser for City in their fiery 2-2 draw on Sunday.

However, despite Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the season - including taking seven points out of a possible nine from trips to Aston Villa, City and Tottenham - Manchester United great Scholes has been less than impressed.

Arsenal came within seconds of beating Manchester City at the Etihad

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“Arsenal, at some point, have got to beat them [City at the Etihad],” Scholes said on The Overlap Fan Debate by Sky Bet. “They nearly did it, and it was a great effort.

“I sat here at the start of the season and thought Arsenal might win the league, but I’ve been a little bit disappointed with their start to the season.

“Arsenal have been poor going forward this season. You look at all the goals they scored last year, and everyone was talking about getting a centre forward in the summer and you thought they probably didn’t need it.

“But five or six games in, it feels like Arsenal are struggling - it’s not quite clicking.”

Arsenal resume their league campaign by hosting Leicester on Saturday, before games against Southampton and Bournemouth.