Arteta's Arsenal have underachieved - Henry

Former Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry says the nine person underachieved nether manager Mikel Arteta successful the past 3 years.

Arteta, 43, has transformed the Gunners since leaving Manchester City for the nine successful 2019, making the broadside regular rubric challengers.

However, the nine person not won a portion of silverware since beating Chelsea successful the FA Cup last during Arteta's archetypal play successful complaint successful 2020.

Arsenal person finished 2nd successful the past 3 Premier League seasons, and they were knocked retired astatine the semi-final signifier of the Champions League and Carabao Cup this term.

"I'm not saying that I'm disappointed with Arsenal, but it's mean that radical are raising questions present astir what the squad is doing," Henry told the Stick to Football podcast., external

"I recognize that astatine the precise opening you get and it's not your team. You request astatine the precise slightest 3 oregon 4 transportation windows to alteration everything that you privation to.

"It takes clip and you person to springiness a manager clip to beryllium capable to instrumentality what helium wants to do.

"For the past 3 years Arsenal person been successful a concern wherever they should person astatine slightest brought 1 cupful oregon [reached] a final."

Arsenal person averaged 82 points per play implicit the past 3 Premier League campaigns.

But Henry utilized Manchester United, who person won 2 trophies and competed successful 5 finals during the past 5 years, arsenic a comparison.

"Manchester United person played successful 5 finals successful the past 5 years, the United that everyone laughs astatine - whereas for Arsenal successful the past 3 years of building, they've not reached a final," said Henry.

"So I bash recognize erstwhile radical inquire the question, 'surely you should vie for a trophy?'"