Arsenal trio Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Shkodran Mustafi and Granit Xhaka have been slammed by Ex-Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong due to their poor performances for the side.
Speaking to the Athletic, Frimpong expressed his dissatisfaction following unconvincing displays by these players who he believes have been overpaid.
However, he lavished praises at youngsters Joe Willock and Reis Nelson and believes they have what it takes to succeed at the highest level.
“I watched Willock against Newcastle,” he told The Athletic. “The guy’s, like, 19 and you can see he wants to take his chance.
"He wants to fight for his place and that’s all you want. Fans love players not because they play well or are fantastic players.
"Fans love players because they can see, ‘Right, this guy is giving everything for this club.’
“Look at Carl Jenkinson — no disrespect to Jenkinson but he was not an amazing player, but even with the little that he had, he was giving it (all).”
“I look at the players," he said. "You can’t blame young players like Joe Willock, but if a player has been bought for £35m, £40m and they’re on like £100,000 a year, the fans are entitled to ask for more.
"I watch Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Shkodran Mustafi and Granit Xhaka. When a club has spent so much money, they deserve to have performances."