Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has slammed Arsenal players for not showing up against Bournemouth in the Premier League at the weekend.

The former Chelsea star insisted that the Gunners stars were hiding from the ball during the encounter at Emirates Stadium.

Recall that two goals from Alex Scott and Eli Junior Kroupi gave the visitors the victory against the Premier League leaders.

“He (Arteta) talked about the fans, bring your dinner, bring your lunch and bring everything and come to the game, the fans did,” Obi Mikel said on the Obi One podcast.

“But you know who fail to show up the f**king Arsenal players.

“Everything seems to be going wrong. The players started hiding from the ball because the pressure was there.”

Arsenal will now face Sporting CP in the Champions League quarter-final second leg tie on Wednesday, before facing Manchester City in the Premier League at the weekend.

Fans showed up, players didn’t – Obi Mikel slams Arsenal stars for hiding from ball