Former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere says Matteo Guendouzi is not to blame for his demise with the Gunners.

Guendouzi signed permanently with Olympique Marseille this summer.

Aliadiere told Ladbrokes: “Things have changed a lot at Arsenal from when Matteo joined to where the club are today.

“Sometimes it's a little bit too easy to just blame the player's attitude when explaining why things haven't quite worked out.

“Sometimes it's simply a matter of timing and, like I said, he was brought in at a very important transitional phase for Arsenal, and was a player Mikel Arteta inherited when the club were under a lot of pressure to deliver performances, and his personality at that moment in time perhaps wasn't right for the manager.

“But it's a different team now and you do wonder how things might have been if he was still an Arsenal player today."