Ian Wright slams Chelsea star for costing Chelsea 3points against Arsenal ‘Not Sanchez’
Arsenal legend and pundit Ian Wright has slammed Chelsea defender Malo Gusto for his part in conceding the Blues’ second goal in the 2-2 draw against the Gunners on Saturday, October 21.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side was seemingly cruising after scoring two goals within 50 minutes of the tie through Cole Palmer (15′) and Mykhailo Mudryk (48′). However, the north Londoners were gifted a goal through a Robert Sanchez mistake that was pounced upon by midfielder Declan Rice in the 77th minute.
After halving the deficit, Mikel Arteta’s men found an equalizer through substitute Leandro Trossard, who finished off a curling cross from Bukayo Saka at the far post.
According to Wright, Gusto, who was entrusted with the job of looking after Trossard, let him go far too easily. Speaking about the Gunners’ comeback, Wright said after the match (via Metro):
“It’s a great cross from Saka [for the equalizer]. I think Gusto has got to have a word with himself. They cannot let Saka come back inside. Gusto looks at him and leaves him. That’s the two bits of quality Arsenal needed to show – Rice’s brilliant finish and Saka’s pin-point cross for Trossard.”
Although Arsenal kept more of the ball than their London rivals (57%), they failed to test Sanchez in the Chelsea goal. In all, Arteta’s men managed just three shots on target compared to the Blues’ five.
Following this result, the west London side is now 10th with 12 points, eight places behind their latest opponents.