Darren Bent says Arsenal star ‘has done himself no favours’ before Man City clash

Darren Bent believes Gabriel Martinelli’s spot is the lone 1 nether menace for Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Manchester City this weekend.

The Brazil planetary missed an fantabulous accidental to unfastened the scoring successful Arsenal’s goalless gully against Atalanta successful the Champions League connected Thursday evening and has present gone 17 games for the Gunners without a extremity oregon an assist.

Mikel Arteta’s broadside present crook their attraction to Sunday wherever they volition play City astatine the Etihad Stadium.

And Bent feels Raheem Sterling should commencement connected Arsenal’s near flank up of Martinelli.

‘I didn’t deliberation we’d concede [against Atalanta], I cognize we got fortunate with the penalty, but Arsenal were conscionable mode disconnected it, I mean mode disconnected it, conscionable didn’t make anything,’ Bent told talkSPORT.

‘Kai Havertz again, helium played well, helium tried to bash what helium needed to do, Declan [Rice] possibly a small spot disconnected it, I wouldn’t accidental helium was rusty due to the fact that he’s played a batch of shot though helium missed the past one.

‘Gabriel Jesus – helium looks similar idiosyncratic who is lacking a batch of lucifer sharpness. Martinelli is the same.

‘It was decidedly a crippled wherever I didn’t deliberation Bukayo Saka needed to play, helium didn’t truly look fit, looked similar helium was carrying an injury. Remember helium hobbled disconnected against Tottenham, you privation to support him caller for the weekend.

‘But erstwhile you look astatine that team, I genuinely deliberation there’s lone 1 spot disposable for that crippled against Manchester City, I was waiting for idiosyncratic to measurement up.

‘The lone spot I tin spot disposable close present is that left-hand side. The crushed wherefore I accidental that is due to the fact that Kai Havertz volition spell into his mean centre-forward role, helium looks truthful overmuch for comfy there, [Leandro] Trossard volition play No.10 wherever Odegaard plays.

‘Martinelli did himself nary favours past nighttime [against Atalanta]. He tin play Jesus retired determination but helium looks lacking.

‘I deliberation that’s the lone spot oregon presumption wherever you go, ‘if helium picks Martinelli just enough, if helium picks Sterling you spell just enough’. I’m going Sterling.

‘Martinelli close now, I deliberation helium got six goals past season, 15 the twelvemonth before, adjacent his determination making, did you spot his chance? Even erstwhile helium went done connected goal, it was 1 of them wherever helium conscionable rushed everything, incorrect technique. A deficiency of confidence, he’s astir excessively anxious to get successful there, but erstwhile helium gets successful determination usually we spot him spell crystal cold.’

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