Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has revealed that the Gunners need a transfer overhaul ahead of this summer’s transfer window.

The Arsenal legend talked about his former club and transfers while he was doing his punditry work with British radio TalkSport.

According to him, Manchester United are not the only major Premier League club in need of transfer revamp.

Ray Parlour said that Arsenal also need to rebuild their squad when this summer’s transfer window comes calling.

Arsenal suffered their first home league defeat of the season since the opening day of this Premier League campaign at the weekend.

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The Gunners were beaten 3-2 by South London club Crystal Palace and the defeat was significant in the push for a top-four spot at the end of the season.

The defeat raised a lot of questions about the strength of the players outside the Arsenal first team.

Players like Mohamed ElNeny, Shkrodan Mustafi, Kostantinos Mavropanos and Carl Jenkinson were found wanting during the Crystal Palace game.

Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke gave his team a first half lead before Gunners playmaker Mesut Ozil equalised for the home side very early in the second half.

Wilfried Zaha and James McArthur added a second and third goal for the visitors before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled one back for Arsenal in the last 13 minutes to setup a grandstand finish but Crystal Palace held on for the maximum points.

Three Crystal Palace players have been rewarded for their part in the 3-2 drubbing handed out to Arsenal in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Scott Dann and Wilfried Zaha were all rewarded with various spots on the team of the week lost for Matchweek 35 in the Premier League.

The three players were named on the list compiled by Goal.

The three players were instrumental to the Eagles’ away win over Arsenal who are chasing a top-four place on the Premier League table at the end of this season.

A top-four spot is the minimum guarantee for Champions League football next season though the Gunners can still secure their target via the Europa League.

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They have to win the Europa League to seal Champions League football next season.

They face a two-legged semifinal clash with Spanish La Liga giants Valencia in the coming weeks.

Apart from Wan-Bissaka, Dann and Zaha, two Everton players also made the list after the 4-0 home defeat handed out to Manchester United.

Everton players Lucas Digne and Gylfi Sigurdsson were also named on the list.

Other recipients include Sergio Rico (Fulham), Conor Coady and Joao Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) and Ayoze Perez (Newcastle United).

Arsenal missed out on the chance to boost their top-four hopes after they were beaten by fellow London club Crystal Palace at home.

The Gunners were stunned by the Eagles at home when a win would have taken them as far as third position on the table.

Arsenal finished on the wrong side of a five-goal thriller against Crystal Palace as they were beaten 3-2.

Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke ended a 19-game goal drought to give his team a first-half lead against the Gunners.

Arsenal should have been given a penalty in the first half but the home players’ protest was incorrectly waved away by centre referee Jon Moss.

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The hosts were lackadaisical in the first half and Arsenal manager Unai Emery made two changes which worked well in the first few minutes of the second half after Mesut Ozil scored the equaliser for his team.

Arsenal were in the ascendancy until centre back Shkrodan Mustafi produced a moment of madness to allow Wilfried Zaha score a second goal for the visitors.

James McArthur added a third goal eight minutes later to give Crystal Palace a two-goal cushion.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled one back for Arsenal in the final ten minutes to setup a grandstand finish but Crystal Palace held on to take on three points to secure Premier League safety while the Gunners’ position in the top-four is under serious threat from London rivals Chelsea who play at home to Burnley on Monday night.

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took a major step towards his quest of winning the Golden Boot in the Premier League following his strike in the 3-2 home defeat to fellow London club Crystal Palace.

Gabonese international Aubameyang scored one of the goals for the Gunners to take his tally to 19 goals in the Premier League this season.

The former Saint Etienne and Borussia Dortmund striker scored the last goal of the game after Crystal Palace had found the back of the net with three of the four goals scored before his strike.

The Eagles stunned the Arsenal crowd with a first-half lead courtesy a Christian Benteke header.

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Belgian international Benteke scored for the first time in 20 games to give his team the lead at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal had a poor first half but they were much improved after the halftime interval with Mesut Ozil getting the equaliser.

The Gunners were the better side at the start of the second half until Arsenal defender Shkrodan Mustafi gifted Crystal Palace and winger Wilfried Zaha a goal out of nothing.

James McArthur added a third goal before the strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reduced the deficit to 2-3 in favour of the visitors.

Crystal Palace held on to take a big victory against the North Londoners.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has leapt to the defence of Gunners defender Shkrodan Mustafi after his costly mistake against Crystal Palace in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Mustafi was at fault for the second Crystal Palace goal as Arsenal fell to a surprising 3-2 defeat at home.

In his post-match press conference, Unai Emery was quick to defend his player as he told reporters that Mustafi has been consistent for Arsenal this season.

Crystal Palace took a well deserved lead in the first half through a 17th-minute header from striker Christian Benteke who ended a 19-game goalless run as a result.

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Crystal Palace were fortunate not to concede a first half penalty when Eagles right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka handled the ball in the box.

Arsenal got themselves level after two second half minutes through Mesut Ozil off an assist from Alexandre Lacazette before the big mistake from Mustafi who slipped up for Zaha to give Palace the lead again just after the hour mark.

James McArthur scored the third goal for Palace eight minutes later before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reduced the deficit to 3-2 to setup a grandstand finish but Crystal Palace held on for three points and also dent the Gunners’ quest to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

North London giants Arsenal will have to fend off the threat of several Premier League clubs in the quest to sign highly-rated Ajax Amsterdam forward Hakim Ziyech.

This is according to the publication from trusted English media portal Daily Mirror.

Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech has been in sensational form for his Dutch Eredivisie club since the start of the season.

The 26-year-old has recovered from a poor 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia to play a big role for an Ajax side chasing honours in both the Dutch Eredivisie and the Champions League.

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Hakim Ziyech and Morocco crashed out of the World Cup last summer at the group stage as the North Africans finished last in Group B behind Spain, Portugal and Iran.

The Moroccan attacker has been an ever-present in the Ajax team this season with 15 goals scored in the top flight of Dutch football.

In addition to 15 league goals, Hakim Ziyech is also one of the top assist providers in the Dutch Eredivisie in this campaign with 12 assists to his name.

The aforementioned publication claimed that the player can sign for any club at a cut-price fee of £25m.

Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City are all interested in the in-form Ziyech.

North London giants Arsenal have put themselves in a fantastic position to qualify for the Champions League next season.

The Gunners are spoilt for choices on the routes to take to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition next season.

They can qualify for the competition via the league route or the Europa League route.

Arsenal will be guaranteed a spot in the Champions League for next season if they win the Europa League.

They have a two-legged semifinal to negotiate vs Spanish club Valencia after seeing off Napoli in the last round.

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Arsenal beat Napoli in both legs to secure a 3-0 aggregate win including the 1-0 away win over the Italians on Thursday night.

For the league route, Arsenal will entertain Crystal Palace in a London Derby at home with the aim to get a win that will take them above North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and into third place.

Arsenal can’t afford to drop points against the Eagles who have a better away record than at home.

The Gunners are overwhelming favourites to secure third place on the league table with winning odds of 1.52 according to Surebet247.

An unlikely win for Palace is at the odds of 6.00 while a stalemate is at 4.50 odds according to Surebet247.

The interest from two English Premier League sides Liverpool and Arsenal for Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico has been confirmed by his agent and a reply is already available.

Nicolas Tagliafico has been impressive so far this season and he has been a major part of the Ajax team that has been impressive in the Champions League by defeating Real Madrid and Juventus and that is why he caught the attention of a number of top European teams.

The Argentina international player has refused to put pen to paper for a new deal at Ajax and that is why he has been linked with a move away with the agent already hinting that his client could be on his way out of the club.

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Now, Liverpool and Arsenal have learned that Nicolas Tagliafico will be heading to the Italian Serie A outfit and will not be joining any English Premier League side as the agent says Argentine players are mostly attracted to the Italian football.

However, Liverpool boss will have to look another direction for options as it has been known that he wishes to add more strength to his defence despite having what has been described as the best of its kind in the English League.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is a big doubt for the rest of the season following the injury that he sustained during the Europa League quarterfinal second leg clash with Napoli on Thursday night.

The Welsh international player was subbed off for Armenian player Henrikh Mkhitaryan after he suffered a hamstring injury.

Ramsey played for just 34 minutes before his exit as Arsenal booked their spot in the final four of this year’s Europa League.

The former Cardiff City midfielder made a telling contribution in the first leg when he scored the opening goal in the first leg against Napoli which the Gunners won 2-0.

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Ramsey gave Arsenal the lead at the Emirates Stadium in the 15th minute before an own goal from Kalidou Koulibaly wrapped up the win for the hosts.

On the injury to Ramsey, Arsenal manager Unai Emery told reporters that it’s serious before adding that the midfielder is a doubt for the remainder of the season.

Without Ramsey on the pitch, Arsenal defeated Napoli for the second time in two days after Alexandre Lacazette scored a fine freekick in the 36th minute to give the Gunners a 1-0 win in the second leg and a 3-0 aggregate win.

Arsenal will now face Spanish club Valencia in the last four of the Europa League.

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen has the reason has explained why he didn’t celebrate the second goal against Premier League giants Manchester United during their Champions League quarterfinal second leg clash on Tuesday night.

In an interview with Spanish radio Cadena COPE, the Barcelona shot stopper said that he was sympathetic towards the plight of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea and that was why he didn’t celebrate the second goal scored by Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.

David De Gea was at fault for the second goal after he allowed the right-footed shot from Messi to squirm under his body and into the back of the net.

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Messi had given Barcelona the lead five minutes earlier with a left-footed strike that The Manchester United defence had no answer to.

The two Messi goals gave Barcelona a 2-0 lead before former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho added a third goal in the second half with a fine finish from the edge of the box.

Coutinho’s strike gave the Blaugrana a 3-0 win on the night and a 4-0 aggregate victory over the Red Devils.

Barcelona will now face Liverpool in the last four of the Champions League with the first leg scheduled for the Nou Camp before the second leg in England.