Gary Lineker urges Mikel Arteta to drop Arsenal star in Champions League

Gary Lineker urges Mikel Arteta to drop Arsenal star in Champions League

Ex-England striker Gary Lineker (Picture: YouTube) Gary Lineker says Arsenal are ‘a bit short up top’ and would benefit from Viktor Gyokeres coming out of the team for the Champions League knockout game against Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal’s hopes of winning a first Champions League title are on the line on Tuesday night as they face Leverkusen in the second leg of their last-16 tie. The Gunners were far from at their best in the first leg in Germa…

Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen: Eze's thunderbolt helps secure a European quarter-final

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video Arsenal are through the Champions League quarter-finals after a solid 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen last night. There were starts for Ben White at right-back, Leandro Trossard came back in on the left hand side, and Piero Hincapie slotted in at left-back. The visitors started brightly enough but it was Mikel Arteta’s side who made most of the first half chances. Twice Gabriel threatened fro…

Arsenal: Lineker urges Arteta to drop Gunners star ahead of Champions League match vs Leverkusen

Former Tottenham striker Gary Lineker reckons Kai Havertz would be a better choice than Viktor Gyokeres for Arsenal going forward.