Former England star, Jamie Redknapp, has noted that not one Arsenal player would get in Chelsea’s current squad.
According to him, Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the player who would get closest to making Chelsea’s squad.
Arsenal were beaten 3-2 by Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
It was Unai Emery’s first London derby as Arsenal manager.
“Looking at the Arsenal team, not one of their players would get in Maurizio Sarri’s best XI,” Redknapp told Daily Mail.
“At the heart of defence, Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis don’t look a partnership.
“At full back, Cesar Azpilicueta is both more solid defensively and more creative in attack than Hector Bellerin while Marcos Alonso has been impressive since his debut in 2016.
“Kepa could have done better with Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s first goal but I would rather have a young goalkeeper who is confident playing out from the back than Petr Cech, who is struggling.
“There was no contest between the two midfield enforcers. Jorginho looks every bit the midfield general, pulling the strings and dictating play.
“Arsenal may have shown fight to battle back against Chelsea but their 3-2 loss only papers over the cracks.
“Granit Xhaka’s booking summed him up. He always gets to the tackle just too late and does not possess the quality of past Arsenal midfielders.
“Mkhitaryan was the only player Chelsea found it difficult to keep a lid on but he would not play in Sarri’s side ahead of Eden Hazard.
“Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the player who would get closest to this team. He will be a star but when given two big chances on Saturday, he froze.”
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