Keown – Luiz signing was a mistake

“When he came I said it was the wrong signing,” Keown said via Teamtalk.

“I didn’t wait for six months or a year, I just felt it wasn’t the direction I would have gone in.

“I was looking at it from a defensive point of view, as what I’m looking for as a priority for a top defender in a one-v-one situation.

“David Luiz has surprised me with how well he has done but he needs to be in a back-five. He plays his best football in a five and at the moment we are playing in a four. So there is always that vulnerability.

“For that reason I would like to go in a different direction. We will see what happens in the summer, but they should be looking at strengthening. They have got to be.”

Luiz has been a very controversial signing. The veteran defender has made some expensive mistakes in the game and cost the Gunners points.

More importantly, he has been unable to marshal the backline as expected from an experienced defender in the Premier League.

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