West Ham’s Jack Wilshere has same characteristics as Andrea Pirlo – Manuel Pellegrini

Ramsey started in the number 10 role against Manchester City on the opening weekend with Ozil out wide but Emery moved our German star in to the central role last weekend with Ramsey being dropped to the bench.

However, Arsenal capitulated against Man City in their first game losing 2-0, and retrieved a two-goal deficit against Chelsea only to eventually lose 3-2. Tactically they demand something different.

“Two years ago we [Paris Saint-Germain, Emery’s former club] played against him when he was starting to play for Lorient”.

“He doesn’t really dwell on what has happened in the past, he wants to be out there and continue to work and get us improving as a team”.

“I think we closed this conversation in this moment”.

He added: “It’s good for us, especially the attackers who like to have the ball a lot”.

“I have said before that we have to change that and I think that will improve”.

“He’s working very hard”.

Arsenal confirmed Laurent Koscielny has returned to training three months after undergoing surgery on an Achilles tendon injury.

The Arsenal captain who missed out of the France World cup winning squad ruptured his Achilles tendon in the first half of Arsenal’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletico Madrid in May 2018.

Emery was brought in as a replacement for Gunners great Arsene Wenger – whose 22-year stay in north London came to an end in May – and has come under for fire for a sluggish start.

“If you need good technical players that do not lose any balls, then they can play together”, Pellegrini said.

“We need a little patience”.

“Hes had his injuries, but he is a fantastic player and we are glad to have him here”, Noble said in his latest column for the Evening Standard.

“I know a lot of strikers in my career and it’s about the moment”.

Merson isn’t wrong. Mkhitaryan proved at Borussia Dortmund under Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel that he can play as part of a team that presses the opposition high, but there is little to suggest that Ozil can do likewise.