Arsenal Vs Manchester City: 3 huge questions from damning defeat

Arsenal suffered another damning defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night, losing 3-0 as David Luiz was sent off. Here are three huge questions.

After what seems like a lifetime, football is back. Sadly, Arsenal are too. Wednesday night’s trip to Manchester City was never going to be easy, despite a lot of optimism earlier in the week and before the game. It would take a little short of a miracle to pull off a victory at the Etihad. Nevertheless, the 3-0 scoreline was kind to the Gunners, and while they fought well and worked hard before the sending off, it was another dismal night.

Here are three huge questions many have following the damning defeat.

3. How can Arsenal rectify attack?

Mikel Arteta tried something different with his attackers. Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe broth dropped to the bench, Bukayo Saka switched sides, and Joe Willock started in central midfield ahead of Mesut Ozil. It still did not work. But what is the formula to rectify this?

Currently, there isn’t one. Once again, in a game against a top-six opponent, Arsenal failed to have a shot on target in 90 minutes. It’s an alarming fact when you consider how much they have spent on their attack over the last two years. In the first 45 minutes, every time the ball reached the final third, the attacking players lacked invention, speed of thought, clever rotations, and creativity. They looked nervous and rushed things. The only decent chance that was created stemmed from a City error.

Moving forward this is something that Arteta needs to rectify if he wants the team to challenge and qualify for the Champions League next season. He has the players who can do the business against the bigger teams, but at this point, nothing is clicking. The attack looks lightweight and lethargic and there does not seem to be a clear solution to fix it.