CHRIS SUTTON: Here's why Mikel Merino is not the answer for Arsenal... And I know only too well how hard it is to play out of position

Mikel Merino has one hell of a story to tell years from now and he isn’t alone. This brings me back to Merino and his own brace in Arsenal’s 2-0 win at Leicester last weekend. Mikel Merino scored a brace off the bench for Arsenal when playing out of position in attack Merino placed himself in positions to be impactful, shown by his header to seal the victory Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will hope he has stumbled upon a solution to their attacking issues I’m not saying that means you might be any good at it, but you’d have a general understanding for what to do and Merino — a midfielder by trade — is clearly an intelligent footballer. Merino had that composure to finish from two crosses and was signed partly because of how strong he is in duels, so boss Mikel Arteta was clearly confident he could handle tussling with Leicester’s defenders on this occasion. His success came against a leaky Leicester side but tougher tests than the Foxes await Manchester City may have been crowned champions in 2021 without using a recognised striker in many of their matches, but it feels as if Arsenal have left themselves in a very awkward place as they look to win their first Premier League title since 2003-04.