Arsenal are currently seven points behind Liverpool in the title race- Rio Ferdinand thinks Mikel Arteta has cost his side with one key decision
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Rio Ferdinand believes Mikel Arteta made a crucial error earlier this season that could prove costly in Arsenal's pursuit of the Premier League title.
The Gunners are currently on a 15-match unbeaten run in the top flight, but remain seven points behind league leaders Liverpool
Arteta's men got another three points on the board on Saturday as two late goals from Mikel Merino sealed a 2-0 victory at Leicester
The makeshift striker popped up with two important goals, but it was another forward, 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, who really caught the eye as he caused Leicester problems all afternoon before setting up the opening goal.
Arteta was cautious with integrating Nwaneri into the first team in the opening months of the campaign, but after watching the youngster on Saturday, Ferdinand is convinced that was a mistake, and has argued he should have been brought into the side when club captain Martin Odegaard was ruled out for two months with an ankle injury.
'Arsenal could be nearer to winning the league and closer to Liverpool if your manager played Nwaneri when Odegaard was injured,' Ferdinand claimed on his YouTube channel.