Wayne Rooney says this season might be “now or by no means” for Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta and he will probably be “anticipated” to win silverware.
Arsenal have been overwhelmed 1-0 by Liverpool on Sunday as Dominik Szoboszlai scored a surprising free-kick.
When requested on The Wayne Rooney Present if he thought it was now or by no means for Arsenal, Rooney mentioned: “Possibly not for Arsenal, however I feel for Arteta, presumably.
“I feel they've allowed him to carry plenty of gamers in, spend some huge cash. I think about the board and positively the followers will probably be anticipating him to win the league. So I feel it might be an enormous yr for him.”
However the former England and Manchester United ahead thinks Liverpool stay the favourites to win the Premier league this season.
“[Liverpool] are an excellent group,” Rooney mentioned. “They have the know-how and the data of successful the league twice over the previous couple of years. It is a signal of a very good group while you're successful video games.”
Rooney added that he thought Arsenal ought to have proven extra bravery at Anfield moderately than organising for video games “to not lose them”.
“In the event that they have been just a bit bit braver and went and truly took the sport a bit extra to Liverpool, I feel they will go and win that,” he mentioned.
“I feel that is an actual probability missed for Arsenal right this moment. However then I feel Liverpool have achieved what champions do – they stayed within the sport.”
The previous England captain was talking on his new podcast, The Wayne Rooney Present, which airs twice weekly on BBC Sounds, YouTube and iPlayer.
