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Michael Cox: Arsenal lacked a central midfielder with guile at Old Trafford

Forget all that rubbish about the Gunners lacking heart and so on. They just need Cazorla back and decent cover... Another big game for Arsenal, and another poor performance. A Manchester United team using two central midfielders at centre-back – and an assortment of youth team players – managed to win 3-2, leaving the Gunners five points behind in the title race. This was a damning defeat. More than a lack of character, or a lack of tactical acumen – the usual explanations for Arsenal’s underperformance in big games – what Arsenal really lacked was a dominant central midfielder, a deep-lying playmaker who could put Arsene Wenger’s side on the front foot and help the away...
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