Arsenal legend Ian Wright has argued that Jonny Evans could also be pondering he’s near retiring after he endured a tricky time in Saturday’s 4-2 Premier League defeat at Arenal.
The spectacular Gabriel Jesus scored his first Premier League targets for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta’s facet beat Brendan Rodgers’ facet.
The Brazil striker scored twice whereas Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Martinelli additionally struck for the house facet.
Talking after the sport, Gunners icon Wright mentioned: “I’m not being disrespectful to Jonny Evans, however the reality is, it was the sort of recreation the place you begin pondering ‘perhaps I would like to start out contemplating retirement’.
“I keep in mind taking part in in opposition to folks like Phil Babb and Rio Ferdinand, and I couldn’t get time or area in opposition to them and afterward I began pondering ‘my time is brief’.
“The goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is ready to go lengthy after which the best way he (Jesus) can flick it on and get the flick on earlier than the defender (Evans) has obtained to it, after which go and get the shot away.
“Evans might be pondering, ‘wow, I’m dropping my powers’. After a recreation like that you simply’re within the dressing room and pondering again to a time the place that doesn’t occur.”