Gabriel Jesus had a couple of chances in the first half (Picture: Getty)
Jeff Stelling believes Arsenal were cowardly and lacked bravery in their draw at Manchester City as he questioned the mentality of Mikel Arteta’s men.
The Gunners left the Etihad with a point, a result which has arguably seen fellow Premier League title challengers Liverpool emerge as the biggest winners.
Arsenal star William Saliba insisted after the 0-0 draw that the north Londoners ‘cannot be satisfied’ with a point as they look to land the top-flight trophy.
While Stelling was impressed with Arsenal’s defending, he feels the Gunners have missed a ‘fantastic opportunity’ and was left disappointed with their attack.
‘One of the worst games of the season,’ the former Sky Sports News anchor told talkSPORT.
‘Neither side really looked like they wanted to win or had the creativity to win. Arsenal have missed a fantastic opportunity there to down Man City.
‘Man City were missing pretty much all of their defence, and their goalkeeper as well. They (Arsenal) were never brave enough.
Man City were forced to play back-up goalkeeper Stefan Ortega (Picture: Getty)
‘Defensively, they were brilliant. Rock solid. Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba were all fantastic.
‘I just think it’s a mentality thing. I don’t think they went there believing they could win.’
Roy Keane also raised concerns over Arsenal’s mentality on Sunday and correctly predicted that they would not leave Manchester with all three points.
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‘I don’t see Arsenal winning here today, I really don’t,’ Keane said on Sky Sports ahead of the match.
‘I just can’t see it. I still lack belief in this team that they can come and win here. It’s as simple as that.
‘It’s the mental side of it. Can they come here and perform and beat Man City? The answer for me is still no.’
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