Former Arsenal midfielder and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has accused Unai Emery's team of being too similar to Arsene Wenger's side.
Emery replaced the legendary Frenchman at the Gunners' helm in the summer of 2018 and has set about adapting the squad to meet his own philosophy.
The former Sevilla boss has made 10 signings in three transfer windows since arriving, bringing in the likes of Bernd Leno, Sokratis, David Luiz and Nicolas Pepe.
However, Merson believes that Emery hasn't made enough of an impact in his one full season in north London and the side still carries a lot of the same flaws that Wenger's side had.
The Sky Sports pundit has cited a lack of balance in midfield as the most glaring issue Emery must solve.
In his latest Sky Sports column, Merson wrote: "The north London derby was a great spectacle, a proper game, and Arsenal would have taken a draw when they were two goals down. But has anything changed at Arsenal? I don't think so.
"Arsenal were commended for not collapsing at Liverpool the week before, credit where credit's due, but nothing has changed. It's like Unai Wenger is running things at the moment.
"Every time Tottenham broke they looked like they were going to score, Arsenal were that open. The midfield issues were serious.
"You've got Granit Xhaka who goes around kicking people and getting booked. Yes, Matteo Guendouzi found a great pass for the equaliser, but you cannot rely on him or Lucas Torreira to thread the ball through the eye of a needle on a consistent basis.
"In Xhaka, Guendouzi and Torreira, Arsenal have three players who are not creative.
"They are three holding players, but every time Tottenham broke, they had the freedom of the Emirates. I couldn't believe what I was watching. It was reminiscent of when Arsene Wenger was managing.
"Arsenal's front three are as good as any in the Premier League, on a par with Manchester City and Liverpool without a doubt, but great attackers rely on service. It doesn't matter how good you are, if you're not getting the ball you're not going to score. It's a simple as that.
"A large portion of Raheem Sterling's goals are close-range tap-ins because of Manchester City's ability and vision to find him in good positions. You can't imagine that happening at Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe have to do everything themselves.
"With a lack of service Arsenal are reliant on their strikers scoring brilliant goals week in, week out, but that's not going to happen all the time and that's going to be the problem.
"Unai Emery has missed a trick with a midfield player.
"The only solution I see would be to play the front three with Mesut Ozil in the hole behind them and have two holding in front of the back four. The four attackers can get on with scoring goals and then the rest can try and keep them out at the other end."
