Charlie Adam claims Arsenal are too quiet on the pitch

Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam has suggested that Arsenal players are unwilling to criticise each other and that Arsene Wenger's side aren't vocal enough on the field.

Arsenal's title hopes suffered a major blow on Sunday, as they lost 3-2 to a depleted Manchester United side. Speaking on BBC 5 Live, Adam was asked which Arsenal players he hears speaking on the field. "Nobody," the former Liverpool midfielder replied. "They have so much of the ball, there’s not really anybody. “There’s players on other teams, where if you do something wrong, you see them get dug out. "I see [Alexis] Sanchez sometimes but he does it the wrong way, he throws his arms in the air and things like that. "If I’m sat beside Glenn Whelan and I do something wrong, he’ll dig me out. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t like me - it’s just that he knows you’re better than what you are, and sometimes you need that, you need that rollicking to spur you on. “Playing against that Arsenal, I don’t see it. I don’t see that type of player who gets to that stage where they want to have a go at somebody to try and gee them up and get them going, because sadly, it’s missing.”