Collymore describes Arsenal as ‘lightweight’, likens Gunners to ‘jellyfish’

Stan Collymore has described Manchester United versus Arsenal as a ‘clash of the lightweights’ and likened the pair to ‘jellyfish’.

Arsenal recorded their first win at Old Trafford for 14 years on Sunday, thanks to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty in the second half.

Despite the close scoreline, it was a deserved Gunners victory.

But it was only enough to leave Arsenal ninth in the Premier League standings after a mixed start to the campaign for Mikel Arteta’s team.

United, meanwhile, remain 15th.

And Collymore does not envisage things getting too much better for either club.

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In his weekly column for The Daily Mirror (3 November, page 49) the former Liverpool and England striker wrote: “Sunday’s clash between Manchester United and Arsenal was a clash of the lightweights.

“Both will suck their fans into believing they can achieve something, but both have the spine and bottle of a jellyfish.”

Arsenal have won the FA Cup and Community Shield in Arteta’s short time as manager, whereas Manchester United are still without a trophy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

But the Gunners, especially, remain a work in progress, with several young players and a new system introduced in recent months.

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