Arsenal technical director Edu has acknowledged that the Gunners squad is lacking the presence of a creative midfielder.

At a time when Mesut Ozil has been left out of Mikel Arteta's plans, Arsenal have scored just 10 goals in a dozen Premier League matches.

The club's transfer plans for the January window were a hot topic for debate during the fans' forum which was held on Tuesday night.

Speaking at the event, Edu admitted that "it was quite clear" what Arsenal required if they were going to make any headway up the standings.

Edu said: "It's quite clear what we need. We need a player with creativity in the middle, we don't have that in the squad right now."

Although Arsenal would ideally like to part ways with Ozil to help fund a new addition, the German is expected to see out the remaining six months of his contract.