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Arsenal stars Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud do not take enough responsibility - Neville

Gary Neville has criticised Arsenal's attacking players for not making enough authority on the pitch.

After the Gunners drew 0-0 with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night, Neville said on Sky Sports that he feels the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud do not do enough for the rest of their teammates.

"They're fantastic players but do they take responsibility for their team mates? No," he said.

"I don't think I've ever seen Mesut Ozil take responsibility for the rest of his team. I've seen him have good games, where he passes the ball well, gets involved and gets assists but doesn't get enough goals.

"Alexis Sanchez is someone that plays in moments and is tenacious. If you look at that back six tonight, (Petr) Cech is the only experienced one in the back seven.

"The experience was in the front of the pitch, Olivier Giroud, Sanchez and Ozil – they're not the type of players that will take responsibility for the players behind them. I was so surprised tonight at the poor quality Arsenal showed on the ball, they gave it away time after time."

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