Alan Shearer blasts one player for having “worst game in a Newcastle shirt” against Arsenal

Alan Shearer accused one player of having his worst game in a Newcastle shirt against Arsenal.

The Gunners moved to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a dominant 4-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday.

Arsenal opened the scoring through a Sven Botman own goal before Kai Havertz added a second inside 24 minutes.

Bukayo Saka then scored his fifth Premier League goal in a row while Jakub Kiwior added a fourth by nodding home a Declan Rice corner.

While Newcastle scored a late consolation through Hale End academy graduate Joe Willock, the Magpies have now failed to win on any of their last 12 trips to the Emirates.

Shearer, working for Premier League productions, was unimpressed with how Newcastle performed, and singled out Kieran Tripper and Botman for criticism.

The Premier League record goalscorer claimed that the duo were “all over the place” and that Botman had his “worst game” since signing for the club.

“Good play from Arsenal,” said Shearer for the second goal. “But there is just no pressure on the ball.

“If you look, you have three or four players of Newcastle standing and watching in passive. You have got to get up. You have to put pressure on the ball, otherwise, with the players Arsenal have, really, really good players, talented players, they are going to hurt you.

Sven Botman struggled against Arsenal (Getty)

“Trippier is all over the place at the back. Botman’s all over the place at the back and they end up getting a tap-in.

“Really good from Arsenal, but terrible from Newcastle. Where is the pressure? Where is the desire to go and close someone down?

“You are being battered by a very good team, so you have to roll your sleeves up and you have to put up a bit of a fight. None of that from Newcastle.”

At full-time, Shearer added: “Botman had his worst game in a Newcastle shirt, he gave the ball away and they couldn’t recover. Arsenal’s passing was slick.”