Ian Wright felt Arsenal were ‘lethargic’ in their 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace (Picture: PLP)Ian Wright fears Arsenal’s stalemate against Crystal Palace on Thursday night highlighted Mikel Arteta’s worrying over-reliance on injured full-back Kieran Tierney. The Scotland international joined the Gunners from Celtic in a £25million deal in the summer of 2019 and has emerged as a key component of Arteta’s rebuilding project. ‘It didn’t happen today really on either side with the same amount of crosses when Kieran Tierney is playing. I think the set-pieces today, when you consider Arsenal have a set-piece coach, the balls that were coming in were very good balls they weren’t being attacked very well. For more stories like this, check our sport page.

Source: Metro January 15, 2021 07:53 UTC