Arsenal legend Ian Wright has made it pretty clear that he thinks the Gunners board need to act and help manager Mikel Arteta in the transfer market.Arsenal lost 2-0 to Newcastle United yesterday in

Ian Wright has implored the Arsenal board to back Mikel Arteta in the January transfer window to salvage their season. Arsenal sustained their first defeat at home since April when slipping to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

Ian Wright believes Mikel Arteta has been forced to rely too heavily on the creativity of Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka and Arsenal must look to strengthen in the January transfer window. Odegaard was sidelined for two months with an ankle ligament problem at the start of the season and it’s no coincidence that Arsenal’s revival in form over the winter period has coincided with their captain’s return to full fitness.