Arsenal MUST spend this month, insists Ian Wright - as Gunners legend claims Mikel Arteta 'needs help' from the board after Newcastle defeat
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Ian Wright has urged Arsenal's board to back Mikel Arteta in the January transfer window in order to save their season. The Gunners suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat by Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at the Emirates on Tuesday night.
![[The Gunners struggled to create chances during their 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat by Newcastle]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/23/93847411-0-image-a-73_1736293057248.jpg)
Arsenal dominated much of the game and although Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli missed big chances, they struggled to break Newcastle down and often looked toothless in attack. Arteta's side are currently missing star man Bukayo Saka with a hamstring injury, while club captain Martin Odegaard has struggled for form over recent weeks.
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The past month has also seen the Gunners drop points against Fulham, Everton and Brighton to fall behind in the Premier League title race - and their attacking struggles have been thrown into the spotlight. And, speaking after the Newcastle clash, Arsenal legend Wright insisted the club will continue to face problems for the rest of the season unless they spend in January.
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Ian Wright has urged Arsenal's board to back Mikel Arteta in the January transfer window. The Gunners struggled to create chances during their 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat by Newcastle. Wright insisted that Arteta 'needs help' from the board if he is to save Arsenal's season.
![[Wright insisted 'something needs to happen' this month for Arsenal to solve their woes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/23/93847413-0-image-a-76_1736293146978.jpg)
'You've got to look at the board now,' the former Gunners striker told ITV. 'I don't know what you do but you've got to try and do something.'. 'Listening to (Newcastle star) Anthony Gordon. Once they go deep Newcastle, they feel there's not going to be enough that's going to breach them apart from what we saw with Martinelli and we didn't see that often enough.
![[The Gunners dominated much of the Newcastle game but were also wasteful in front of goal]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/23/93843009-14260877-The_Gunners_dominated_much_of_the_game_but_were_often_wasteful_i-a-77_1736293307244.jpg)
