Ray Parlour has warned Mikel Arteta that Arsenal are ‘going backwards’ following their defeat to Brighton on Saturday.
The Gunners were convincingly beaten by Manchester City on Wednesday but took the lead in the clash against Brighton following an excellent strike from Nicolas Pepe.
But Arteta’s side collapsed in the final stages of the game as late goals from Lewis Dunk and Neal Maupay snatched a 2-1 win for Brighton.
The defeat has left the Gunners eight points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who play Aston Villa on Sunday.
And when asked how Arsenal’s confidence will be after the loss to Brighton, Parlour told Stadium Astro: ‘Oh, absolutely shot.
‘This was a game they had to win. Not a lot of people would’ve given them a chance against Manchester City in a normal league period.
‘But going to Brighton, if you’re going to compete with teams at the top, everybody’s dream at Arsenal is to get back into the Champions League, but these are the sides you’ve got to beat.
‘They got themselves in a good position by getting the opening goal but they always give teams a chance. That’s the problem with Arsenal at the moment.
‘Fair play to Brighton, they took that chance and they scored two fantastic goals, especially the last one, it was a fantastic winner for Brighton.
‘But the fans will be very much on their backs a little bit now because they demand more of the players, they demands wins, they demand getting closer to that top five.’
‘At the moment Arsenal are going backwards.’
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