Ian Wright identifies Arsenal defence as major worry after Fulham draw

"I know the fans are a little bit worried about Gabriel not playing, he gives us solidity in there, and then when they score that goal at the death there, from the corner, it’s something our big defender would be there. There is no Gabriel (Magalhaes), as I said, to be that organiser.”

Wright's comments are not too dissimilar to that of Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher, who claimed that the Gunners lost out on the Premier League title last season due to their defensive frailties. "There's still a way for Arsenal to go defensively," Carragher said back in May.

"Right now, they have conceded 42 goals, with a couple of games to go. You have got to go back to the 1990s for examples of teams winning the Premier League when conceding over 40 goals.

"If you want to win the Premier League, with Man City around, you've got to get 90-plus points, but you've also got to look at goals scored and goals conceded. If you want to win a title, you can't be looking at conceding more than 30 or 35 goals."