The video will start in 8 CancelGet Arsenal FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailGilberto Silva has claimed Alex Song is the closest Arsenal have got to replacing him. Silva was speaking on Sky Sports' The Debate when he was asked about the best holding midfielder since he departed. Francis Coquelin was also likened to the Brazilian but Gilberto doesn't think he had the discipline to play in such a role. "You cannot blame the player for this but but need to find a player who can play there.

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2018 05:01 UTC