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Gary Neville has been an annoying back-seat driver for Arsene Wenger as attempts to get Arsenal motoring.

Neville has been chirping away as Arsenal have crunched through the gears like some learner driver.

The Gunners are stuck somewhere between second and third and are still to rediscover their va va voom.

But at least they can switch the hazard lights off after registering their first win of the campaign.

Aaron Ramsey claims it is too soon for the likes of Neville to judge them and insists that time will be after their 10th Premier League game against Everton at the Emirates on October 24.

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“It’s too early now,” he said. “You can’t read too much into how the table is looking.

"You have to wait 10 games and see where you are then.

“Teams are going to have upsets and so many things can happen in this league.

"Hopefully that opening-day upset against West Ham will be our only one for a long time.

“If we go on a run now after the ­international break, and win our next five or six games, then we will be there or thereabouts again.

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“It’s important just to concentrate on what we know we can do.”

Ramsey claims the players do not listen to Neville’s criticism and instead focus on their own performance.

“We don’t take too much notice,” said the Wales midfielder.

“We know what we’re capable of doing.

“We know the players we have and it’s just important for us to concentrate on that and sometimes come to these sort of places and grind out results.”

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Grind is the word and Arsenal’s clunky display was not easy on the eye.

Yes, they dominated possession and created chance after chance against Newcastle’s 10 men, but they still look short in midfield and up front.

They could have done with a midfield enforcer to help Francis Coquelin deal with Newcastle’s physical approach, particularly in the first half when the Magpies threw themselves into tackles like Viking beserkers.

They needed someone like Patrick Vieira who would have sorted Newcastle out after the first bad tackle.

Arsenal also need a top-class striker and Theo Walcott, who played there at St James’ Park, is not a natural striker.

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From 54 shots in their four Premier League games, they have netted just three times – and two of those have been own goals.

So would Ramsey like to see Wenger splash some cash on new faces before 6pm on Tuesday?

“That’s up to the manager,” he added. “We have a lot of quality in this squad, and a lot of ­competition for places as well.

“I’m fairly confident that this squad can go and challenge for many titles this season and for many years to come.”

It is hard to see the basis for Ramsey’s confidence and already, Manchester City’s tail lights are fast disappearing into the distance for Arsenal.