'All over the place' - Wayne Rooney makes frank admission about Arsenal against PSG

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney explained why he was "concerned" by what he saw from against Paris Saint-Germain.

The Gunners were on Tuesday night in the first leg of their semi-final. After missing out on the Premier League title to Liverpool, success in Europe now remains Arsenal's only hope of winning a major trophy this season.

However, Arsenal were a goal behind just four minutes into the game when Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring for .

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The visitors went on to have further opportunities to extend their lead in the first half but could not find the back of the net. was denied an equaliser for Arsenal thanks to a save from Gianluigi Donnarumma before had a goal ruled out for offside in the early stages of the second half.

It was at half-time when Rooney gave his verdict on Arsenal's performance in the first 45 minutes. The Man United legend was particularly critical of the Gunners midfield against PSG.

"I'll be honest, before the game, when I heard Declan Rice saying 'We need to keep the ball or we'll die'. I would be concerned with that," said Rooney on Amazon Prime during half-time at the Emirates.

"Because I think Arsenal, the way they've approached the game, the midfield three are all over the place.

"I think the reason for that is they're trying to go and press the ball at every opportunity, and they're leaving massive gaps. We saw with the first goal, they're leaving big gaps behind and PSG will punish them if they keep doing that.

"They [Arsenal] need to be able to sit in a shape, let PSG have the ball in front of them, and then they'll create space for those counter-attacks.

"But at the minute, I think they're trying to press at every opportunity and I think that will suit PSG."