Mikel Arteta has to drop Trossard & Martinelli vs Inter Milan

Arsenal suffered their second Premier League defeat of the season following a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United at St James’ Park.

Alexander Isak’s headed goal in the 12th minute was enough to seal the victory for the Magpies.

The Gunners had a poor outing in the final third with just one shot on target from 10 attempts.

Mikel Arteta’s side are now seven points adrift of leaders Liverpool and their title pursuit has taken a huge hit.

Arsenal can’t ponder over the result for long with another difficult away trip at Inter Milan coming up.

The Gunners travel to San Siro for Wednesday’s Champions League clash and we expect a handful of changes.

In attack, Arteta must consider dropping Leandro Trossard, who has struggled from the number 10 position.

The Belgian had a dreadful showing at St James’ Park with just two out of 10 duels won.

He lost possession on 12 occasions and was dribbled past twice over 90 minutes.

Gabriel Martinelli was not better either starting from the left wing role for Arsenal.

The Brazilian won two out of eight duels while losing possession 11 times in 61 minutes.

In our opinion, the manager must drop the duo when the Gunners take on the Nerazzurri on the road in midweek.

We believe Ethan Nwaneri deserves to get the nod in the number 10 role after a lively outing off the bench.

There is an outside chance that Martin Odegaard could be fit after his ankle injury, but he is unlikely to start right away.

Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus has started regularly in Europe and could be a straightforward replacement for Martinelli.

Stats from Sofascore.com