Joe Cole urges Mikel Arteta to drop Arsenal star after Newcastle defeat

Joe Cole has changed his Premier League rubric prediction aft Arsenal’s decision to Newcastle United and urged Mikel Arteta to driblet Leandro Trossard for the upcoming games against Inter Milan and Chelsea.

Arsenal’s Premier League rubric hopes are threatening to implode aft the Gunners mislaid 1-0 astatine St James’ Park connected Saturday.

Arteta’s side, seeking a archetypal league rubric since 2004, enjoyed a promising commencement to the play but person present picked up conscionable 1 constituent from their past 3 games.

Their latest disappointment was sparked by Alexander Isak, who roseate good successful the container to caput location Antony Gordon’s superb transverse and springiness Newcastle a 4th triumph from 10 league games.

Ex-England prima Cole predicted Arsenal would triumph the Premier League earlier the play started but admits helium is ‘having a alteration of heart’ pursuing their caller wobble.

Cole believes Arteta should marque a fewer changes for the upcoming Champions League clash with Inter and adjacent weekend’s London derby against Chelsea, with Trossard perchance making mode pursuing a subdued show astatine St James’ Park.

‘I thought Newcastle were perfectly superb today,’ Cole told TNT Sports aft the 1-0 win. ‘On the ball, disconnected the ball, they were great.

‘I deliberation this is simply a season-turning effect for Newcastle. A batch of radical tipped Arsenal for the league, maine included, but I’m second-guessing that present aft what I saw today.

‘They request to spell back, instrumentality ownership and assistance themselves up of a immense week now. Going to Milan and playing Chelsea who person been successful large form.

‘They could find themselves 10 points adrift. I’m definite Mikel volition marque changes due to the fact that Trossard was disconnected it today, he’s fantastic but determination volition beryllium changes.’

Asked if helium has changed his caput astir the Premier League rubric race, Cole added: ‘I’ve had a alteration of heart, yeah. I’m not doing a afloat reversal yet but I’m having a alteration of heart.’

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