Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn insists that his old side must improve defensively against Everton.
That is despite Arsenal keeping two clean sheets this week, after beating Newcastle United 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium last Sunday, before winning 1-0 away against Olympiacos in the Europa League on Thursday night.
But while Winterburn has spoken positively about Gunners head coach Mikel Arteta and the start he has made during his time in charge at the club, he insists there is still room for improvement.
And the former Arsenal full-back has warned that Carlo Ancelotti's Everton side will pose a different threat to the Gunners.
"Arsenal have a chance of beating Everton this weekend but they’re going to have to do two things better than they did against Newcastle," he said, speaking to GentingBet( 18+ BeGambleAware) .
"Yes, it was a 4-0 scoreline that suggests it was a comfortable victory, it wasn’t. Arsenal need to improve the movement of the football forward and the risk. Against Newcastle, it was too static in the first half, playing across, nobody running in behind.
"And then again, defensively [they need to improve]. Everton are going to cause them a lot more problems going forward [than Newcastle], they’re going to put Arsenal under more pressure, so the question is how are Arsenal going to react to that and can they cope against a team that is in good form?"
Meanwhile, former Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell has also spoken about the problems the Toffees could cause the Gunners in north London.
"Everton have a good chance of finishing in a European place. They’re seventh right now. There’s a possibility fifth place gets you into the Champions League. So from seventh to fifth, they should be fancying themselves," he said, also speaking to GentingBet.
"Everton have a quality squad. They’ve got some good young players coming through as well, and their tails are up. So sometimes you have to ride momentum, and that’s what Everton have to look to do. Coming to the Emirates is going to be a very difficult game, but you expect a difficult game at the Emirates.
"Have they got the weapons to hurt Arsenal? I think they have. I think playing against a front two is going to be difficult for Arsenal.
"Arsenal struggled against Burnley, who played two up top, and I could see more of the same. I think Everton’s front two are more mobile than Burnley's front two. Both players can head it, both players can run in behind. So, I think they’re going to ask Arsenal’s back for a lot of questions .
