Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a concerning defeat to Bournemouth (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has been urged to drop Gabriel Martinelli and give Max Dowman more starts after Arsenal’s disappointing 2-1 loss to Bournemouth. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: ‘When I looked at that starting team today, I was thinking to myself, ‘okay, Martinelli made an assist during the week. But he hasn’t been good enough this year.’Instead of Martinelli, Bothroyd urged Arteta to give more starts to 16-year-old Dowman to help Arsenal rediscover their attacking spark and get over the line in the league. Jay Bothroyd wants to see Max Dowman starting more regularly (Picture: Getty)‘Listen, to me, that’s just silliness,’ Bothroyd added. That is just not good enough for a team of the calibre of players that Arsenal have.

Source: Metro April 11, 2026 18:51 UTC