{"id":2363,"date":"2026-03-25T00:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:50:45","slug":"paul-scholes-claims-arsenal-star-looks-lost-after-man-city-defeat-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2363","title":{"rendered":"Paul Scholes claims Arsenal star looks &#8216;lost&#8217; after Man City defeat | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paul-Scholes-f014.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27652931\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Paul Scholes believes Arsenal have \u2018forgotten\u2019 how to attack from open play (The Good, The Bad and The Football)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul Scholes believes Bukayo Saka looks \u2018lost\u2019 in Arsenal\u2019s current system following their 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side remain on the hunt for their first trophy since the FA Cup in 2020 after they were beaten by Pep Guardiola\u2019s men at Wembley last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have come under fire for their lack of creativity against City, who sealed the win in the second half with two goals from Nico O\u2019Reilly.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners still have a nine-point advantage over City at the top of the Premier League but Scholes believes Arteta\u2019s side are paying the price for being \u2018obsessed\u2019 with capitalising from set-pieces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Their better players just weren\u2019t performing,\u2019 Scholes said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_290568291-a5b9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27653120\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal applauds the fans after the Carabao Cup Final match Arsenal and between Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Burstow\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Paul Scholes claims Bukayo Saka looked \u2018lost\u2019 in the Carabao Cup final (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018You talk about these forward players not performing but you have to look at your midfield players and your centre-halves, they couldn\u2019t get the ball to them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week&#8217;s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Did you see the bit where Bernardo Silva sprinted out to try to stop it going for a corner? Even when you\u2019re playing against it, you don\u2019t want to give it away.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s almost like playing against Stoke what we did years ago, sometimes because the throw-ins were that good the manager told us to kick it out for a corner because of [Rory] Delap, because the delivery is not as good.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What we\u2019re saying is, I think they\u2019ve become obsessed with it. They\u2019ve forgot about the other way that they can actually score goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019ve got good players. You\u2019ve got Saka who looks lost at the minute because they can\u2019t get the ball to him, more than anything, he\u2019s got great ability.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_290614341-5539.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27653141\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Rodri of Manchester City celebrates with the Carabao Cup trophy after winning the Carabao Cup Final match Arsenal and between Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Paul Scholes says Man City will be \u2018unstoppable\u2019 if Rodri recaptures his form (AMA\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scholes also believes City could become \u2018unstoppable\u2019 for the remainder of the campaign if Rodri\u2019s form continues after an impressive display in the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve been in their position, Arsenal, where you come to the end of the season, and you can\u2019t win a game when you\u2019ve had a blow like that,\u2019 Scholes said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think that\u2019s the best he [Rodri] has looked since he\u2019s come back from his injury. I know he\u2019s been back for a long time and struggled for it. Rightfully so, because he was out for a year. If he carries on like that, they\u2019ll be unstoppable.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the international break has now come at the wrong time for City, Scholes replied: \u2018No, I think that\u2019ll give them massive confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You know what, if they win the game in hand and beat Arsenal, it\u2019s only three points all of a sudden.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Rasmus Hojlund aims dig at Ruben Amorim over Manchester United exit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Mohamed Salah next club odds after Liverpool announce exit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Liverpool confirm Mohamed Salah is leaving this summer<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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