The Scot feels Arsene Wenger must be "tearing his hair out" after the Gunners slumped to their sixth Premier League defeat of the season that leaves them five points off the top
Graeme Souness hit out at Arsenal after their titles hopes were dealt a serious blow with a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The result leaves the Gunners five points behind leaders Leicester and three behind Tottenham in the race for the title with just 11 games to play.
An injury-hit United side, who were without 13 players, saw midfielder Michael Carrick feature in defence while 18-year-old Marcus Rashford was again the hero, scoring twice on his Premier League debut.
Speaking after the game Souness was highly critical of Arsene Wenger’s side claiming their display was completely unacceptable.
"I want to be harsh on Arsenal. It was more of a tippy-tippy football by Arsenal, going nowhere, that’s why they have 60 per cent possession. Arsenal today - bordered on being a joke," he told Sky Sports.
"They turned up here against a Manchester United team that’s struggling because of injuries, introducing young players, confidence is low among some of the players.
"It’s tailor-made for a proper team to come here and do a number on a very under-strength Manchester United, and they didn’t.
"They have to go to Tottenham, they have to go to Barcelona. By March 16, they could be out of all competitions. This is an Arsenal team that you were saying month ago were a real team.
"Arsene Wenger must be tearing his hair out. There’s a word I want to use, but I can’t, which describes a lack of something real players have.
"And these Arsenal players lack it in abundance, they just don’t have it, none. That today was totally unacceptable."
- Goal