Thierry Henry says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made the wrong decision in substituting Olivier Giroud 22 minutes into his side's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
The striker was replaced by Gabriel after Per Mertesacker had been sent off for a foul on Diego Costa.
After the game, Wenger explained that he wanted to keep the pace of Theo Walcott and Joel Campbell on the pitch, but Henry felt Giroud was the wrong man to bring off.
"When Theo stayed and Olivier Giroud went off, we all thought it was because he wanted to go in behind and attack and be higher up the field on the counter," the Arsenal legend told Sky Sports.
"But I still think if you take Campbell out then you still have Giroud, you still have Theo on the right and Mesut Ozil on the left. You still have good organisation and you have both guys [Walcott and Giroud] on the field.
"It's easy to talk when you're here [in the studio] watching the game with no pressure. You have to take a decision in 15 seconds, but I think you could have had the two guys staying on the field."
Diego Costa's 23rd minute strike was the difference between the sides as Arsenal missed the chance to move to the top of the Premier League.
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