Gary Neville is ‘not sure’ Arsenal were fully supportive of Mikel Arteta’s decision to sign Raheem Sterling. Arteta pushed Arsenal to bring Sterling to the Emirates Stadium after the England international was effectively banished from Chelsea by Enzo Maresca.

Part of the issue, according to Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, has been Arsenal’s “obsession” with set-pieces. “Arsenal have become quite rigid, they’ve become quite turgid at times to watch,” Neville said over the weekend.

Neville also said Arsenal left themselves ‘short’ by failing to add another forward in January, with Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus all sidelined