PARTEY HIGHLY CRITICAL OF ARSENAL SPELL

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey was highly critical of his performances for the Gunners since he moved to the club at the start of last season. The Gunners paid the €50m release clause in his Atletico Madrid contract to secure his transfer. Ghana national team star Parteywas highly critical of his Arsenal form in an interview with Sky Sports as he gave himself a score of 4/10.

The Ghana international has come under criticisms from the Arsenal fans due to his inconsistent form in midfield especially since his return from muscle tightness for the Liverpool game at Anfield last month.Including the Liverpool game, the Gunners have lost three of their last four Premier League games and the duo of Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey and club skipper Pierre-EmerickAubameyang have both been heavily criticised by the Arsenal fans. The general consensus is that senior players such as Aubameyang and Partey are letting the team down to the extent that fans can't wait for them to leave for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon at the start of next month. Aubameyang is expected to lead Gabon during the tournament, while Partey will take on a similar role as the vice-captain for the Ghanaian team.

Arsenal have lost their last two Premier League games despite taking the lead in those games and they would be hoping to get back to winning ways when they welcome South Coast club Southampton to the Emirates Stadium this weekend.

The aforementioned interview from Partey took place shortly before the Everton game at Goodison Park on Monday, the Gunners took the lead through Martin Odegaard at the end of the first half before Partey and Arsenal substitute Nuno Tavares were involved in a mix-up off a throw-in which led to the Everton equaliser from Richarlison ten minutes from time. Demarai Gray then scored the winning goal for the Toffees in added time to ensure that their run of eight games without a win came to an end.