Arsenal will be eager to get back to winning ways once the international break comes to an end. The Gunners have failed to win in four Premier League games and are yet to triumph in a match this month.
ESPN pundit Steve Nicol has criticised one Gunners summer signing for having “done zero” since arriving at the Emirates Stadium.
Steve Nicol deems Arsenal’s Raheem Sterling the worst signing of the season so far
The player in question is Raheem Sterling, who joined Arsenal on loan from Chelsea in the last few minutes on deadline day last summer.
Sterling has made eight appearances for the Gunners since his move from Stamford Bridge, of which four have been starts, and he has registered one goal.
Nicol deemed Sterling the worst signing so far in the 2024/25 Premier League season, something which baffled some of his colleagues.
Dan Thomas said: “Sterling seems a weird one, Stevie, out of everyone…” To which Nicol replied: “What’s he done?”
Thomas responded: “But what did you expect him to do? He’s going to be playing bits and pieces…”
Nicol said: “Let’s be honest, what has he done? He’s done zero.
“I mean, at the very least, come on and give Martinelli and Saka on the other side a break and push the rest of the players to be better.
“I mean, just all the things, all the reasons that he was brought.
“You know, use your experience, push the other two to be better, giving them competition, and then when you do get a chance, make it count.
“I mean, he’s done nothing, absolutely zero. (I expected) more than zero, I expected more than nothing at all, absolutely.
“Okay call me crazy, but if you sign somebody and they do nothing, that’s not good.”
What Raheem Sterling’s Arsenal colleagues have said about him
Nicol’s choice for the worst signing of the season so far certainly raised eyebrows among at least one of his colleagues at ESPN FC.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has sung Sterling’s praises, calling him “exceptional” just a few weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Oleksandr Zinchenko says Sterling can be unstoppable once he gets going.
“He’s the guy who can always make the difference, the impact he can can have for any team around the world is amazing honestly,” Zinchenko has said.
“I know him well and the skills and the desire, when he wants to on his day, he’s unstoppable.”
Arsenal are next in action on Saturday when they host Premier League high-flyers Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium.
