Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher agree on key Arsenal issue facing Mikel Arteta

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have agreed that Mikel Arteta must improve Arsenal's attacking trio of Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. The Gunners are rumoured to be looking to sign a new striker in January, with Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen both linked with moves to the Emirates Stadium.

Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah have come under criticism this season for the lack of consistency in front of goal. Neville believes Arsenal need to sign a number one striker that will give them a clinical edge in attack.

"Arsenal's front three is an emerging front three that could be great," Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast. "They don't actually combine a lot together.

"I think that's a real problem. The best attacks involve their centre-forwards, the wide players play off them.

"In years gone by we've seen Salah, Firmino and Mane - they would link between the three of them. It's very difficult for defenders to deal with it when the front three attackers link together.

"Martinelli, Jesus and Saka, I don't see them three linking together a lot. Even when Saka is trying to cross it to the far post, you don't see Martinelli charging in at the back post.

"There's quite a lot to work on in the front three for both teams [Arsenal and Liverpool]. I've found myself talking at the end of a lot of Arsenal games this season now about whether Nketiah and Jesus are number one and two strikers for a Premier League title-winning side or if they're actually more two and three strikers and they need that number one

"I love Jesus, he's got a bit of Rooney in him, a bit of Tevez, but he hasn't got that instinct in front of goal. Sometimes he's everywhere you don't want him."

Carragher agreed, adding: "When you have someone like Jesus, you almost need a Mohamed Salah out wide. He's almost, a little bit but not exactly, like Firmino.

"When you look at Arsenal's front three, there's not a lot of goals there. They need someone to be a Mo Salah or Sadio Mane."

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