Santi Cazorla did not feature for Arsenal against Middlesbrough in the Premier League at the weekend.
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie Redknapp has suggested in The Daily Mail that Arsenal are missing Santi Cazorla.
Cazorla did not feature for Arsenal against Middlesbrough at the weekend.
The Spain international midfielder has an achilles injury at the moment and sat out the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Gunners failed to win against Boro, playing out a goalless draw with the promoted outfit.
Former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Redknapp believes that Arsenal missed Cazorla against Middlesbrough.
“Arsenal’s draw with Middlesbrough showed just how much they miss Santi Cazorla,” Redknapp wrote in The Daily Mail.
“The little magician has been at the heart of Arsenal’s excellent start to the season but an achilles injury ruled him out of the stalemate.
“Arsenal looked a little jaded having played on Wednesday in the Champions League and, with the games coming thick and fast, Arsene Wenger will want Cazorla back for the north London derby on November 6.”
Cazorla is one of the best players for Arsenal and has been playing well this season.
The Spain international has scored two goals and created 10 chances in eight Premier League appearances for the North London outfit so far this campaign.
In three Champions League matches this season, the 31-year-old midfielder has created eight chances.
Arsenal are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 20 points from nine matches.
The Gunners are level on points with leaders Manchester City and third-placed Liverpool, and are very much in the title race this season.
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