Merson doesn’t think Zinchenko is good enough for Arsenal

Paul Merson gave an insightful analysis into Arsenal’s title-challenging squad this season and pointed out one player, who according to him, is not good enough for the Gunners’ aspirations.

That player is Oleksandr Zinchenko and Merson always feels ‘worried’, when the Ukrainian is playing against top oppositions.

“Arsenal are a different team now,” Merson said. “They’ve learned a lot from last season and Declan Rice has taken them to another level. I think they will go on and win it now.”

“This could be their problem: The left-back. That’s poor defending against Liverpool.”

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“That’s my worry. I think they need Zinchenko for games against bottom-half teams, where they can go and play and dominate the game, but when they play the big boys they don’t.”

Zinchenko had a difficult time against Mohamed Salah in their 1-1 draw at Anfield, allowing the midfielder to get past him for what proved to be the equalizer.