Arsenal 4-2 Vorskla Poltava: 5 Talking Points

Aubameyang was on fire, during the Europa League fixture.
Aubameyang was on fire during the Europa League fixture

#5 Arsenal's defensive woes continue

Sharpar scores the second goal of Vorskla
Sharpar scores the second goal of Vorskla

Arsenal surely have one of the best attacking forces in Europe, due to the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Mesut Ozil, Matteo Guendouzi and Aaron Ramsey, but the defence has been shaky throughout their six competitive games this season.

With Laurent Koscielny out because of injury, Arsenal are heavily dependant on the duo of Sokratis and Shkodran Mustafi, but they don't seem to be doing enough to deal with the attacking threat of the opposition.

The defence came under pressure again on Thursday night, when unexpectedly Vorskla scored two goals in the dying minutes of the match against the sleeping Arsenal. It was Bernd Leno's Europa League debut for Arsenal which he might have expected to finish with a clean sheet, but the Ukranian club had other plans.

Winter is coming, and Emery might surely be looking to strengthen his defence in the transfer window.

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