Arsenal hero Gilberto Silva hits out at Mikel Arteta for

“How can you put in that many crosses with the bus parked at Tottenham’s defence? This has shown for me the lack of creativity.”

Arsenal host Burnley at the Emirates at 7.15pm on Sunday, and some of Arteta’s fringe players took their chance to impress the manager in Thursday’s 4-2 win over Dundalk.

The Gunners boss was particularly pleased with the performances of Emile Smith-Rowe and substitute Folarin Balogun in Dublin.

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On Balogun, the manager said: “Every minute he’s been on the field, he’s been superb. Today he looked a threat again, he scored a goal, he set up another one and he looked really lively and mature.”

And on Smith-Rowe, the manager added: “He has a lot of creativity and has the quality to receive the ball and do things. He’s a threat and I’m really happy for his performance.”