Should Ainsley Maitland-Niles get Arsenal recall amid poor run?

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Arsenal slipped to another defeat in the Premier League last night.

The Gunners were beaten 2-1 at home by Wolves to leave them 14th in the table on 13 points after 10 games – their lowest tally ever in the competition at this point.

It was a really poor performance from the north London giants, who again struggled to create chances and get at their opponents.

Wolves were great in their new system that used a more traditional back four, with the likes of Daniel Podence and Pedro Neto causing all sorts of problems.

Podence was a nightmare for Hector Bellerin, who started the season well but has struggled in recent weeks.

The Spaniard earned a recall to the Spain squad in the last international break, but was all over the shop at times last night.

It may therefore be in Mikel Arteta’s best interests to get Ainsley Maitland-Niles – who has just two Premier League starts to his name so far in 2020/21 – back into the team against Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.

TBR’s View – Time for change

Arsenal can’t continue on in this fashion.

Arteta needs to switch things up, and Bellerin for Maitland-Niles is one particular change that is worth considering.

£35,000-a-week star Maitland-Niles (Spotrac) has been rather unfortunate not to be starting for the Gunners, but his calmness on the ball and defensive nous could be quite beneficial to Arsenal right now.

It’s Spurs and Heung-min Son up next for Arteta, and the South Korean could potentially have a field day against Bellerin after the joy Podence got – which is why the England international should probably be recalled.