Europa League: Thomas Partey slammed by Arsenal legend after unimpressive performance against Slavia Prague

Ghana international, Thomas Partey has been slammed by Arsenal legend Martin Keown over his performance against Slavia Prague in the Europa League.

The Gunners were held to a 1-1 drawn game against the Czech Republican side in the first leg on Thursday night at the Emirates Stadium.

Ivorian international, Nicolas Pepe opened the scoring for the Gunners in the 86th minute, but the visitors equalised through Tomas Holes in the dying minutes.

However, Partey struggled to make an impact in the game and was replaced by Mohamed Elneny in the 78th minute.

Reacting to the result of the game, Keown, who played more than 400 matches for Arsenal and won 10 trophies with the club, singled out Partey for criticism.

“Partey, as well, tonight, was another player that really disappointed me,” he said on BT Sport.

“Watching it live here, and we’re not getting into the stadiums that often, he didn’t look like he had the legs to get around the pitch.

“He wasn’t really bossing that midfield, and credit to them, by the way, Slavia Prague because they’ve got lots of good players and made good substitutions.

“But that’s an area of the pitch that I would’ve thought by now, he would be bossing,” he added.

Partey will be hoping to recover from his poor display when they play Sheffield United on Sunday in the Premier League at Bramall Lane.