Mikel Arteta urged to make five changes in the summer

Martin Keown has urged Arteta to make a minimum of five changes in the summer.

The Gunners has endured a disastrous campaign under manager Mikel Arteta this season.

Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes there’s a lot of problems needed to be addressed in the summer.

The squad has only Kieran Tierney as the natural left-back and also needs to focus on the central defenders at the back.

Keown said: “Well, it’s a time for change in terms of the players, personnel.

“One to 11, if you go right through the team, [Bernd] Leno’s not signing a new deal by all accounts, [Hector] Bellerin at right-back is not holding that position down, the two central defenders, you’d say there is uncertainty over who is going to play there.

“[Kieran] Tierney the left-back is probably the only one who is a shoo-in as a defender.”

Keown then added: “You run right through the team and it’s the young kids really that are the backbone of the team. [Bukayo] Saka, [Emile] Smith Rowe have been outstanding this season.

“I think a minimum of maybe five changes. I think the front players are still good – I’d keep [Alexandre] Lacazette, I like him actually in the club.

“[Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang’s had his problems this season, [Gabriel] Martinelli needs to be used more, maybe on the wing perhaps. Then you’ve got Saka to play, Smith Rowe, make sure they build those careers.

“But they need a base in midfield, [Thomas] Partey needs a partner alongside him, they need to spend there. Gabriel [Magalhaes] has been disappointing as a central defender, David Luiz is about to leave. So there is huge surgery to be made by the manager.”

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