Micah Richards has named the signing Arsenal should make to ‘solve a lot of problems’ after their opening Premier League victory over Manchester United.

Mikel Arteta’s side, who are expected to challenge for the title yet again after three successive second-place finishes, began the 2025-26 campaign with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford.

The Gunners were far from at their fluent best but were gifted an early goal following a mistake from United back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and then withstood significant pressure from the hosts to return to north London with the three points.

Ex-England defender Richards described it as a ‘massive win’ for Arsenal and said the team’s strength in depth was impressive after Arteta used Myles Lewis-Kelly and Jurrien Timber as second-half substitutes.

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