Eberechi Eze looked as if he "needed the world to swallow him up" against Brentford, according to Alan Shearer.

Arsenal travelled to the Gtech Community Stadium to take on the Bees on Thursday evening with hopes of expanding their lead at the top of the Premier League table. However, what ensued on the night was a 1-1 draw between the two London clubs, with goals coming from Noni Madueke and Keane Lewis-Potter.

While he was initially named in Mikel Arteta's Starting XI, Eze failed to make much of a mark against Brentford, subbed off at half-time for Martin Odegaard. And Premier League legend, Shearer, didn't like what he saw from the Englishman on the night.

Speaking via Betfair, Shearer said: "Mikel Arteta has got one or two things that he needs to iron out. I mean, the situation with Eze against Brentford was surprising a bit because he seems lost or at least he did in that game.

"He took him off at half time and they got a little bit better. They put more...