Merson questions Arteta's Guimaraes call after Brighton rout

Arsenal's unbeaten start ended in a 3-0 humbling at Brighton, and Paul Merson has one big question for Mikel Arteta.

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What happened. Arsenal suffered their heaviest defeat in three years, losing 3-0 at Brighton as Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres scored. Paul Merson questioned Mikel Arteta's decision to start Bruno Guimaraes over Myles Lewis-Skelly.

• Merson stressed he wasn't blaming Guimaraes for the defeat.
• He felt Arteta would regret the selection call.
• The loss was Arsenal's first blemish after an unbeaten start.

“I'd like to ask Mikel Arteta what his thinking was behind playing Bruno Guimaraes over Myles Lewis-Skelly at Brighton”

— Paul Merson

Arsenal will look to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season and address the selection debate.

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