Paul Scholes has slammed Mikel Arteta for naming a 'very negative team' to face Manchester City and claimed the Arsenal head coach has 'gone back 20 years'.

Mikel Merino, Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi started as the midfield three for the third successive game, while Leandro Trossard lined up on the left with Noni Madueke on the right and Viktor Gyokeres up front.

Arsenal went on and salvaged a late 1-1 draw after Gabriel Martinelli's 93rd-minute equaliser cancelled out Erling Haaland's first-half opener. The Gunners were far from their fluent attacking best and looked a little lacklustre up until Eberechi Eze provided a moment of magic to pick out Martinelli, who finished past Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Arteta has since received a barrage of criticism for his team selection and approach against City, with Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville among those to be vocal about Arsenal's tactics post-match.

Now, ex-Manchester United midfielder Scholes has become the latest to slam Arteta and the Gunners.

Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Scholes said: "Yeah, it was a very negative team, I thought. He's almost gone back 20 years. And I know he's been in England a long time, but it...