“At this moment, Arsenal is the closest one to the best team in England that is Manchester City,” Maresca said around his side’s 1-1 draw against the Gunners at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.
England want PepGuardiola as manager ... having summarily failed in a hijack of a transfer for which Arsenal had carefully laid the groundwork over a series of months. Rice had his reasons ...
And there are two key areas in which he feels Arsenal are lacking before their squad can match up to their Merseyside counterparts. READ MORE: PepGuardiola issues worrying Kevin De Bruyne ...