Published: 18 September, 2014
by STEVE BARNETT

ARSENAL legend Paul Merson has warned that the club is “a gillion” miles off from winning another trophy after watching them suffer a deflating 2-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday in their opening Champions League game. 

Dortmund mustered 23 shots on goal compared with one for the Gunners, leaving Merson fearing for a side riddled with frailties. “It was poor, simple as that. They were well beaten all over the pitch from one to 11,” he said. “They got closed down – weren’t allowed to play. Dortmund had nine or 10 good chances. That’s not good enough. We were sitting here beforehand saying they could win the league… but watching that they were a ‘gillion’ miles away from anything. Something has to change because this is not a one-off.”