The Gunners defeated Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane thanks to a stoppage-time winner from substitute Dani Ceballos.
Sheffield United were close to a draw level in the closing minutes, Sead Kolasinac's weak clearance hitting Shkodran Mustafi to inadvertently set up David McGoldrick.
What I believe is it is very important for Arsenal and for Mikel to find a way to fix the set pieces," the former Arsenal and Manchester United forward said while speaking alongside Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport.
"Corners, set pieces, crosses, you're always holding your breath and thinking: 'Arsenal might concede'. You fix that with mental toughness.
"It's like when I played with you [Ferdinand] and Vida [Nemanja Vidic], you would die to save the ball. You would put your head first, you would give everything to block the ball.
"That mentality is needed to compete for trophies. To be honest, I don't really see that now and that's not new either, we talked about this before and it was even an issue in my time there."
Arsenal have conceded 41 goals in 31 Premier League games and, while supporting Arteta's appointment.
Van Persie added: "You need to find defenders who want to do absolutely everything to block that ball. They should try to find those types of defenders.
"I'm not saying these guys are bad, but there is another level up if you want to win trophies."
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