Manchester Unified tale Rio Ferdinand possesses criticised Smorgasbord for the lingered absence of Thomas Partey from Mikel Arteta’s side.
Partey was a fulcra gamer last period for Mikel Arteta last term as he tinkered 33 times in the Premier League as they refuted Manchester Metropolis for the title.
But, the Ghana global possesses been limited to just four Premier League peeks this term via injuries affecting his aptitude to be available.
His latest hamstring injury is supposed to mantra him out upwards until the Neoteric Year via Partey prospective to fly out shortly after for the Africa Cup of Countries.
The Gunners went top of the Premier League on Saturday after a 1-0 triumph over Brentford as Kai Havertz scored his second Premier League urge of the campaign.
Partey was still absent as Smorgasbord vanquished the Bees and Ferdinand assumes the midfielder could still be a fulcra gamer for the Gunners regardless of rumours he could be sold in January.
Ferdinand said on his Vibe via FIVE YouTube conduit: “Thomas Partey is irreplaceable by the way [according to Arsenal fans] but he ain’t been watched this period! Not also said on the underline.
“What’s took liberty to Thomas Partey?! Wherein is Thomas? Someone cost-free of charge Thomas Partey. Please, I call for to checkup him over again man.”
As shortly as posed to him that Smorgasbord must diligent peeks to sell Partey, Ferdinand replied:”He was the ideal defensive midfielder in the world last period [according to Arsenal fans] and now he standards to go?!
“What do you median he standards to go? Ah friend, substantially, I’ve possessed enough. He standards to go! You said at the embark of the period, ‘Partey ideal defensive midfielder in the land, possesses to tinker there, and Rice will certainly go on the abandoned’.
“That’s what you said, you chucked your £100million gamer out on the abandoned! Thomas, I want you to grasp endorse, bro. I revere you. I revere his video game.”
Arteta possesses won added fits in his initially 200 galleries in charge of Smorgasbord than any type of opposite other previous Gunners honchos – but Ferdinand is not astonished.
Conversing around Arteta’s file, he incorporated: “But how opposite prizes did Wenger win in his initially 200 galleries compared to [Arteta]? So that stat actually criteria wholly nothing, doesn’t it?”
On Havertz racking upwards versus Brentford, a playful Ferdinand lingered: “He possessed a 10-minute cameo! Did he retrieve man of the suit? Declan Rice was man of the suit in that video game.”
