The Sky Sports pundits were scathing in their reviews of Arsenal after watching the Gunners collapse in the second half of their 2-1 defeat at Manchester City.

Theo Walcott had put the Gunners into a fifth-minute lead in a crunch Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium but City dominated after the break.

Leroy Sane equalised within moments of the restart - with his first goal for the club - and Raheem Sterling put City ahead in the 71st minute before Kevin de Bruyne hit a post late on.

Raheem Sterling fired home Manchester City's second as they came back to beat Arsenal 2-1

Graeme Souness did not hold back when assessing what happened to Arsene Wenger's side

Post-match, Graeme Souness did not hold back when assessing Arsene Wenger's side's performance in the second half.

'It can't be because they're not fit enough, it must be a state of mind, when a certain type of challenge comes along, "It's not for us chaps", and they get rolled over,' asserted the 63-year-old.

'It's not just about throwing yourself into challenges. It's the way you close the ball down, how you sprint onto the ball, it shows its way in many different forms. To be successful in our football you have to have an element of that, the true aggression.

'For the first half-an-hour Arsenal were the better side. But it must be a concern for Wenger and Arsenal fans that it was a mirror image from the Everton loss. They were bossing it, they were in their arm chair, playing well, and then blow up.'

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was not pleased with what he saw from his former side

Leroy Sane picks the ball out of the net after getting his first goal for City to pull them level

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was not pleased with what he saw in his former side's second-half performance, drawing parallels with the midweek defeat at Goodison Park.

He added: 'You saw a good Arsenal in the first half, Man City not so good. In the second half City were at it, on the front foot and putting on the pressure. They were aggressive, looking to pass forward.

'The main point from the second half is that Arsenal didn't turn up. They were second best at everything, like against Everton, and City were all over them.'

Gary Neville accused Wenger's side of mental fragility after watching their second-half fall

Gary Neville, on commentary duties at the Etihad, accused Wenger's side of mental fragility.

'They looked lethargic, they were walking around the pitch' said Neville.

'Their record in Manchester is poor, I think it's one win in 13. You talk of mentality, to go to Merseyside, to go to Manchester, is where you need that tough mentality to win that title and they just keep falling short.'