Neville on Arsenal mentality

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Arsenal looked lethargic in the second half during their defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, and are not as mentally strong as Arsene Wenger believes, says Gary Neville.

The Gunners fell to a second 2-1 defeat inside a week, despite going ahead again through Theo Walcott at the Etihad on Nissan Super Sunday.

It leaves them nine points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League, and while Wenger said post-match that the mentality is still strong within the camp, Neville disagreed.

“I disagree with his point about mentality being strong, I don’t think it is,” said Neville. “There was a huge physical drop for Arsenal in the second half, I’m not quite sure where that has come from.

“They just looked completely lethargic, they were walking around the pitch, in such a huge game.

“Initially I thought it was a tactical thing, …

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