Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Tim Sherwood has admitted he would pay to watch Arsenal, praising their attacking threat in the final third.
The Gunners battled to a 2-1 victory over Burnley at the Emirates Stadium which, added to a narrow 1-0 triumph over Newcastle United last week, has seen the north London side win their opening two league matches for the first time in a decade.
More challenging tests are on the horizon, with Arsenal travelling to Anfield to play Liverpool next week before hosting Tottenham in the first North London Derby of the season, but the early signs have been promising.
However, while Sherwood backs Arsenal to score plenty of goals, he continues to hold concerns about the club's defensive qualities.
“I’m excited to watch Arsenal every single week. I would pay to watch Arsenal. They are excellent going forward. Defensively, frailties," he told Premier League Productions.
“They look strong going forward, as we knew they would. They’ve added players to their squad going forward. [Nicolas] Pepe, [Dani] Ceballos is an excellent player. They’ve got excellent players, they all look like they’re really enjoying it.
“They’ve all got that mentality now of ’we’re going to play and we’re going to score more than the opposition’. Now that’s okay against Burnleys, it’s okay against the Aston Villas, it’s okay against the [Crystal] Palace’s of this world.
“Is it okay against Man City? Is it okay in a north London derby? We will see that very soon. They’re going to concede goals, we know that, they’ve still got their frailties.
“I thought David Luiz was very good [against Burnley], I think he definitely has improved them. But they can still have problems. They probably had them problems because of the philosophy of how the manager wants to play. He wants to play wide open, he doesn’t want to cover them up too much.
“[Granit] Xhaka was left out, [Dani] Ceballos comes into there and he’s more of a technician, wants to get his head turned on the swivel, looks forward, looks to pass, great range of passing.”
