Antonio Conte has been told not to go "anywhere near" the Arsenal job as their horrid start to the season continues.
The Gunners lost 5-0 at Manchester City on Saturday - their third straight league defeat.
Mikel Arteta is yet to see his side score a goal as they remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League.
The Spaniard was allowed to spend over £100m during the summer and is under pressure to improve on last season's eighth place finish.
However Arsenal's terrible start has seen Arteta's job come under the spotlight.
Conte is readily available having left Inter Milan in the summer, just after delivering the Serie A title.
The Italian has won leagues at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter, but former Gunner Kevin Campbell has questioned why he would risk tarnishing his reputation.
He said on Sky Sports News: "If Mikel Arteta gets the sack, which big-name manager is going to put his reputation on the line and have no significant funds to go and change what he's seeing?
"If you back him. Arsenal with all their players fit will be okay.
"But if I'm Antonio Conte and I'm looking at that yesterday, I wouldn't go anywhere near it.
"Let's be honest, I wouldn't go anywhere near it. Because it's the basics. They're getting the basics wrong.
"And if you can't do the basics as a professional footballer...
"The manager can prepare you as much as he wants for a game. Once you cross that game, it's your job. You can't let [Ilkay] Gundogan beat you at the back post.
"It's not up to the manager to go and press people and stay on your feet and communicate and be hard to beat."
Arteta delivered the FA Cup within months of being appointed and added the Community Shield shortly after that.
Ever since then though Arsenal have struggled and pressure is mounting.
The Spaniard apologised for the poor result at the Etihad and admits he asks questions of himself.
He said: “I am more critical of myself and take the blame every single time we had defeats. I question myself and I have to look at every decision I make and change it if we think we should have done something different.
“It is time to reflect and look in the mirror, each of us, and try to change the dynamic straight away because we need to pick up results. A lot has happened in the last three weeks and we are in a difficult position.”
