Manchester United icon Gary Neville has urged Arsenal to tighten up their defence if they want to win the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners secured a 4-2 victory over Aston Villa at the weekend having failed to win each of their four previous matches across all competitions - a run of games that saw them relinquish their spot at the top of the league to Manchester City.
However, the Citizens could only manage a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon, meaning Arsenal's win at Villa Park placed them back at the summit.
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Former England fullback Neville has told Mikel Arteta's side to stop conceding so many goals, having let in nine across their last six matches (although he incorrectly says 10). Speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast, he said: “They’ve conceded 10 goals in the last six games.
“I would say they need to stop conceding goals because one of the traits on a run-in is, if you’re conceding goals and teams feel like they have a chance, it’s very difficult to win a league, so they just need to watch that. If they can just think about, in this next week or this next period, getting back to clean sheets – it’s really important."
Next up for the north Londoners is a trip to the King Power Stadium next weekend where they will take on Leicester City, who were defeated 3-0 by Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.
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