Speaking on Sky Sports (via Twitter), former England manager Steve McClaren has delivered his verdict on what Arsenal's new manager will need to fix.

What did he say?

The Gunners have been on the look-out for a permanent successor to Unai Emery after they sacked the Spaniard a few weeks ago following a miserable start to the campaign that has seen them languish well outside of the top four places in the Premier League.

Watch Arsenal Videos With StreamFootball.tv Below

Recent reports have suggested Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta, is the man now primed to take over, and McClaren has offered his assessment on what he believes needs to be changed at the Emirates immediately.

Watch Bournemouth vs Arsenal Live and Free with Amazon Prime on Boxing Day

He said: "All he needs to do is address their attitudes in terms of when they haven’t got the ball. Because there’s no speed in recovering into shape, there’s no speed in recovering the ball within five seconds, which is Man City’s philosophy. There’s no responsibility in terms of going with runners (or) defending. There are no tackles until they get way back on the edge of their own box, which is too late, then.

"So I can see Arteta going into Arsenal and going: ‘You know what? In terms of build-up, possession, keeping the ball – we’ve got players who can do that. All I need to teach this team is (an) attitude to defend and win the ball back between five and eight seconds.’ I think he can instil that at Arsenal."

Tough job

With no top level managerial experience to his name, Arteta walks into arguably one of the most difficult jobs in Europe right now, let alone the Premier League. The club appears to be in disarray from top to bottom, and their performances on the pitch have been woeful to say the least - their 3-0 drubbing against Manchester City simply hammered home how far they've fallen from the modern-day elite.

Can you get full marks on the Ultimate Arsenal Quiz? Test your knowledge below...

But if the Spaniard can instil that hard-working mentality off-the-ball as McClaren suggests, then it may not require drastic surgery in the transfer market to fix the Gunners' issues. It promises to be a test that will be the making of Arteta's fledgling managerial career.

Meanwhile, this Arsenal ace showed what he is capable of when playing in his natural position against Manchester City.