Arsenal: £50k-a-week star could 'find himself dropped' at the Emirates

Arsenal star Gabriel must improve quickly, or he could lose his place in the side, according to journalist Paul Brown.

The Gunners are flying high at the top of the Premier League, but the £50,000 per-week defender’s spot in Mikel Arteta’s team could be under threat following some high-profile errors this season.

Gabriel has generally been a reliable figure for the north Londoners since he arrived at the club just over two years ago.

But his form has taken a turn for the worse this season, and with Ben White playing right at the top of his game and Takehiro Tomiyasu now firmly back in the fold, he looks to be under serious pressure.

He was totally at fault for Aleksander Mitrovic's goal against Fulham in August before rashly conceding a penalty in the north London derby.

Fortunately for Arsenal, neither of those mistakes proved costly, but he almost cost his team dearly at Leeds on Sunday, only for VAR to bail him out after he was sent off and conceded a last minute penalty following an incident with Patrick Bamford.

With Gabriel the obvious weak link in an otherwise impressive Gunners side, Brown reckons that he needs to improve quickly, or he could possibly find himself out of the team.

He told GIVEMESPORT: "You could argue that because Arteta has changed the defence around quite a lot this season, to bring [William] Saliba in, that he's still adjusting to a slightly different role and a new setup there, but I think he's going to have to start finding some consistency really, otherwise he'll find himself out of the team."

Arsenal aren't exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to centre-backs, and with White currently enjoying a long run in the team at right-back, Rob Holding is their only other option.

But if Gabriel