Former Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha believes Arsenal are having “a bit of a wobble” but still thinks it’s too early in the season to rule them out of the title race.
Speaking on BBC Sounds’ Planet Premier League podcast, the former Manchester City defender said: “A little bit of a wobble is the best way to describe it, but it’s coming at a time when Liverpool are very close to perfect – but I’m thinking it’s so early in the season.
“Then I look at the table and it’s seven points… in some of these title races, which is what we assume Arsenal will be expecting, that’s a lot of ground to make up.”
Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter also believes the Gunners have been “unlucky” given the injury lay-off Martin Odegaard has had, and that it has forced Mikel Arteta to ask questions about how they approach games.
“OK, how does the makeup of our team change and what sort of patterns that we have in midfield to adjust to the loss of him and I suppose that’s where they’ve tried to find it,” Potter said.
“All of a sudden, you’ve got Partey, Rice, Merino, it’s not the same creativity, but they’ll be hopeful that over time, those relationships will build up and the decision-making starts to become quicker.
“They can make those incisive passes or assists. But, I think that while you’re dealing with the loss of such an influential player in the first place, that’s always a problem.”
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