Robert Pires has urged Mikel Arteta to bring in another defender at Arsenal in the January transfer window - and wants the Gunners to sign more English players.
The north Londoners spent around £150million in the summer window - more than any other Premier League club this summer - with centre-back Ben White arriving for £50m alongside full-backs Takehiro Tomiyasu and Nuno Tavares for a combined £28m.
Former Gunners winger Pires believes another defender is necessary - and not a central midfielder given several players in that position head off to the Africa Cup of Nations this winter - while he claims English players help form the base of the team.