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"He won't sleep tonight..." - Shearer names one Arsenal player who will want to forget Man City performance

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Updated 14:49 16 Feb 2023 GMTPublished 14:50 16 Feb 2023 GMT

"He won't sleep tonight..." - Shearer names one Arsenal player who will want to forget Man City performance

He had a night to forget.

Joe Adams

Joe Adams

Premier League all-time top scorer Alan Shearer has suggested Eddie Nketiah "won't sleep" after missing a number of crucial chances against Manchester City.

Erling Haaland wrapped up a 3-1 victory at the Emirates, propelling his side to the top of the table on goal difference.

Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring, latching on to a loose back pass and looping an effort over the stranded Aaron Ramsdale.

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Bukayo Saka got his side level from the penalty spot, but second half goals from Jack Grealish and Haaland secured the three points for Guardiola’s side.

However, Nketiah squandered a number of presentable opportunities to get on the scoresheet.

The England under-21 international had the chance to put his side in front during the first half, heading Oleksandr Zincheko's sumptuous ball wide of the target.

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He was then agonisingly close to turning Takehiro Tomiyasu's cross home around the hour mark.

"He won't sleep tonight"

Talking about Nketiah’s miss in the first-half, Shearer told Amazon Prime: “He doesn’t get the connection.

“I think he hits it with the shoulder rather than the forehead that he was trying to connect with to guide it in.

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“He won’t sleep tonight. But you have always got the chance to rectify your mistake and three days’ time he will hopefully put on in the back of the net and he won’t remember this.”

The 23-year-old has had to step into the shoes of Gabriel Jesus recently, following a long-term injury to the Brazilian.

After scoring a brace against Manchester United in January, including a stoppage time winner, Nketiah won the trust of many fans.

However, he will need to rediscover his form in front of goal if the Gunners are to reclaim top spot.

Arteta claims Arsenal weren't "ruthless enough"

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta underlined his side's need to be clinical in front of goal, stating they must become more "ruthless".

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Speaking after the game, the Spaniard said: “We are all feeling down, especially because they knew we could do much better today to get a very different result and we just give them the game.

“We have to pick the points because the performances are there for sure. What we’ve done today against this team, believe me that wasn’t the game that they wanted to play.

“But we wanted the points and we didn’t get them and at the end the games are decided in the boxes and we have given too much away today. We weren’t ruthless enough to convert our chances.

“That’s what we have to improve on.”

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Eddie Nketiah, Alan Shearer, Arsenal, Manchester City, Mikel Arteta, Premier League, Football

Joe Adams
Joe Adams

Joe is a Journalist for SPORTbible with a primary focus on football. He has previously covered a number of other sports including boxing, rugby and F1. Wishes he was born left-footed.

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