Paul Merson described Arsenal’s performance against Villarreal as ‘the worst he’d ever seen’ (Picture: Sky Sports)Paul Merson described Arsenal’s performance against Villarreal on Thursday night as ‘the worst he’d ever’ seen and criticised the ‘mind-blowing’ decision to substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Mikel Arteta’s side desperately needing a goal. The Gunners managed just one shot on target and were unable to overturn a first leg 2-1 deficit at the Emirates against a dogged Villarreal side managed by Arteta’s predecessor Unai Emery. Paul Merson couldn’t understand the decision to take off Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang against Villarreal (Picture: Getty)‘It’s the worst I’ve ever seen,’ the former Arsenal forward told Sky Sports reflecting on his former club’s display against the Yellow Submarine. ‘That’s the worst I’ve seen. ‘If you’d have come in and turned it on with 10 minutes to go you’d have thought Arsenal were through.

Source: Metro May 08, 2021 12:00 UTC