Arsenal legend Adams calls on Arteta to change formation | OneFootball

Arsenal legend Tony Adams has urged manager Mikel Arteta to change the formation following their defeat to Manchester City.

And he criticised Hector Bellerin's defensive performance at the Etihad, where Arsenal were beaten 1-0 in Saturday's Premier League clash.

Arteta has preferred to use a 3-4-3 formation as he tried to stop his side leaking goals.

"I think it's time for a back four. I've been saying it since the start of the season," the former Gunners captain told Premier League Productions.

"It wins you cup games, it doesn't win you league titles - if he wants to build for the future.

"I think he's got problems with Hector - I think his defending today wasn't very good at all.

"But I'd like him to go to a back four. They've got Gabriel now, get him a partnership.

"They've been unlucky at the start with Holding going down but get them into a back four.

"They look like they've a holding midfielder now who's got a bit of presence and build for the future."

On City's goal, he added: "Hector Bellerin again, and the goalkeeper, I always look at it defensively.

"Man City were too good, they passed it around - he [Foden] steps inside Hector too easy.

"The goalkeeper is pushing it into the danger zone. You've got to push it away out of the danger zone, and he's [Sterling] had a tap-in, which is disappointing."