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Andrey Arshavin believes that Arsenal are suffering from a lack of physical presence in their team and believes that Arsene Wenger must remedy the situation in the January transfer market. A youthful Gunners line-up looked very frail in losing at Manchester City in the League Cup quarter-final in midweek, and Arshavin is clearly worried that the Gunners could be a little too fragile for success. "The fact that we have lost against our direct rivals this season signifies that we are not very good," he told Sky Sports. "We are not good on set-pieces because we don't have many tall players - every other team has an advantage over us in this area. "They were much stronger than us when it came to physical power. Had we possessed a tall player then things would have been better for us. "We had nobody capable of holding on to the ball. We played good football against all these top teams but that is not enough. "What we can change, only Arsene Wenger knows. He has been at the club for 13 years and knows the problems better than anyone." And Arshavin feels that the loss of Robin van Persie for five months with an ankle injury is another major cause for concern. He insists that the Gunners' squad still back Wenger, but the Russian is keen to see some action in the January transfer market. "All the Arsenal players believe in him [Wenger] - and if he leaves they will all leave," he added. "It would be good if the club could sign some great players. "It is up to the manager to decide whether he will sign a new striker in January. I have my own ideas but I won't say what they are. "Since Robin got injured we have scored just two goals - it is a big problem."