Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta heaps final day "all to lose" pressure on Tottenham

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Arsenal “overachieved” this season despite missing out on a Premier League top four spot.Arsenal were unable to clinch Champions League qualification for next season after finishing fifth behind north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a poor run of form to end the campaign, losing two of their last three matches which included a north London derby thumping.That gave way to the Gunners being dubbed ‘bottlers’ by certain pundits and rival fans on social media.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand suggested Arsenal will need to match the aspirations and ambitions of Bukayo Saka, if they are to avoid losing him one day. The young Englishman was nominated for the Premier League player of the season, after an excellent campaign for Mikel Arteta’s side.

Arsenal have secured European football - but it's not the competition that Gunners fans had been dreaming of after moving four points clear of Tottenham with only three fixtures remaining.Mikel Arteta's side had been in pole position to claim the fourth and final Champions League spot, but a collapse during the business end of the season has seen them settle for the Europa League. Arsenal finished on 69 points, and will not look back with much fondness.Daily Star Sport has looked at five things the Spaniard got disastrously wrong as the Gunners have to settle for another season outside of Europe's premier competition.Arteta went into the season with three recognised attackers: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, and Eddie Nketiah.Aubameyang was shown the door when Barcelona came calling in January, having already been exiled from the first team, while Lacazette had been under performing for the Gunners - leaving Arteta relying on the inexperienced Nketiah, whose contract is up in the summer.For the second half of the season, Arteta was left without a reliable goal-getter, and he could lose his two recognised strikers this summer. Is Arteta the man to lead Arsenal back to the Champions League? Let us know in the comments section Alan Hansen's famous quote has been routinely mocked down the years, but it sums ups Arsenal's season perfectly.Arsenal routinely fielded the youngest average aged starting side of the game week.

Arsenal fans love a good transfer window conspiracy theory and they've come up with another corker this week!Earlier this season Gunners hot-shot Gabriel Martinelli admitted he was eyeing up the No 14 shirt following the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but after news that the Brazilian will be wearing the No 11 shirt instead next season fans are convinced that the club are leaving it free for a brand new striker.Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus is being heavily linked with a switch to the Emirates this summer, and fans are already getting excited about the prospect of him filling Aubameyang's shoes - and his shirt!And with Alexander Lacazette set to leave on a free at the end of the season too, the No 9 shirt will also be available.Commenting on Martinelli's news, one fan tweeted: "9 and 14 for Jesus and another striker," while another posted: "Thought he was getting number 14 guess it’s going to a different Gabriel."A third fan said: "Hopefully, we fill the number 14 and 9 with special signings this summer."ARSENAL FANS - would you be happy with Gabriel Jesus leading the line for you next season? Let us know in the comments section belowThe Gunners have been desperate to add firepower to their squad ever since Aubameyang's sudden mid-season departure following a falling out with manager Mikel Arteta.They ambitiously tried to lure Dusan Vlahovic to the club in January before the Serbian joined Juventus, and had a late move for Real Sociedad's Alexander Isak turned down, but now their focus appears to have shifted to Jesus.The City forward has made an impressive 40 appearances in all competitions this season, but has failed to nail down a regular starting spot in Pep Guardiola's side despite the fact that he's the

Arsenal launched their new kit for the 2022-23 season and immediately got trolled about the Europa League. The Gunners look set to play in Europe's second-tier competition next year after a disastrous end to the campaign. Mikel Arteta's side appeared nail on for the Champions League spot, but back-to-back defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle have handed the initiative to their north London rivals.

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes Kieran Tierney's recent injury record could hamper his chances of being made captain at the Emirates.

Arsenal are set to test the waters with a move for Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan but their lack of Champions League football may have scuppered any potential deal.Mikel Arteta's side had looked destined to secure a spot in Europe's primary competition but a monumental meltdown has seen arch-rivals Tottenham leapfrog them ahead of Sunday's end of season finale. Two points shy of the old enemy with a vastly inferior goal difference, the Gunners are now left hoping Spurs bottle it in typical fashion to bottom-of-the-table Norwich City.But Tottenham have shown a mettle and a grit that is far different to the weak mentality of previous campaigns.

Mikel Arteta prefers Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Martinelli as his forward options, which leaves Pepe on the fringes. The 26-year-old has started just five times in the Premier League, scoring one time.

Ian Wright has slammed Granit Xhaka for his “very strange” interview after Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle United.The Gunners suffered a major blow to their top-four hopes on Monday night as they were outclassed in a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle. The loss kept them two points behind rivals Tottenham with just one game left of the season. As one of the few veterans in the squad, Xhaka gave a brutally honest interview post-match where he admitted the players had not listened to Mikel Arteta’s instructions and even told his teammates to “stay at home” if they can’t handle the pressure.Xhaka told Sky Sports: "If you perform like this, you don’t deserve to play in the Champions League.

Arsenal defeated by Newcastle.The Gunners suffered what would appear to be a fatal blow to their hopes of finishing in the top four at St James' Park on Monday night. Mikel Arteta's men put in sub-par display, despite knowing they needed to win to keep their Champions League hopes alive.An own-goal from Ben White and Bruno Guimaraes' late strike was enough for Eddie Howe's men to claim all three points.

Arsenal's remaining Champions League hopes.Arsenal came into the match against Newcastle with their fate still in their own hands. But a disastrous 2-0 defeat at St.

Tottenham Hotspur fans have been left ecstatic by Arsenal's huge slip-up in the race for Champions League.The Gunners continued as they left it against Spurs last week with another calamitous performance against Newcastle on Monday night. Mikel Arteta's side were thoroughly outclassed at St James' Park and were lucky to only lose the game 2-0.Their devastating result all but handed a top-four spot to bitter rivals Tottenham, who are now two points ahead and just need a draw from their remaining game.

Arsene Wenger once claimed there were “a lot of positives” to take from Arsenal’s catastrophic 4-4 draw at Newcastle United.The legendary Gunners boss made the outrageous claim after a meltdown saw his side squander a 4-0 lead at St James’ Park only to draw 4-4 during the 2010/11 season. Arsenal had quickly asserted their dominance, with Theo Walcott, Johan Djourou and Robin van Persie’s brace seemingly putting the game out of reach after 26 minutes.But the north Londoners were in for one of the biggest shocks in recent history.

Arsenal's defensive injury crisis could hand Tottenham the initiative in the race to qualify for the Champions League.The north London rivals are battling it out for the final seat at Europe's top table next season, and after l ast week's 3-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it's Antonio Conte's side who hold a narrow advantage. The Gunners could go back above Spurs with a win against Newcastle on Monday, but they may have to do it without a number of key defenders. Usual first-choice centre-half pairing Ben White and Gabriel were both absent from training on Sunday ahead of the crunch clash at St.

Arsenal's north London derby defeat - blame Mikela Arteta's fatal flaw.He wants to be Pep Guardiola and play Pep Guardiola football all the time but he just doesn't have the players. And that came back to bite him against Tottenham. I got sacked by Walsall for not being a very good manager but even I know how to play against Spurs.I like Arteta but he's not Pep.

Mikel Arteta by calling him a "mini-me" following the Arsenal manager's enraged post-match interview.The Spaniard saw his side suffer a setback in their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League as they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham in Thursday night's North London derby. Harry Kane netted a double for Spurs, either side of a reckless red card for Gunners defender Rob Holding, before Son Heung-min completed the rout.Arteta was visibly furious during his post-match interview, in which he repeatedly refused to comment on the performance of referee Paul Tierney, who awarded Spurs a spot-kick following a contentious foul from Cedric Soares and gave Holding his marching orders with just 33 minutes on the clock. In the wake of the episode, BeIN Sports presenter Keys took to Twitter to mock Arteta over his interview antics.Keys asserted that the Gunners boss seemed strikingly similar to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, whom he worked with before accepting the Arsenal job, in the spiky post-match interview with Sky Sports' Geoff Sheeves.

Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has questioned the 'crazy' fans who back Mikel Arteta to explain why he should trust in his process. The Gunners' Champions League hopes took a significant blow on Thursday evening as they crumbled at the hands of their North London rivals.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta channeled his inner Jose Mourinho by refusing to speak about referee Paul Tierney's performance after his side were thumped 3-0 by Tottenham.The Gunners headed into Thursday night's north London derby knowing that they could officially clinch a top-four finish with a win. But a brace from Harry Kane and a second half strike from Son Heung-Min was enough to down Arsenal, who had Rob Holding sent off in the 34th minute.Holding was given his marching orders after picking up two cautions in just seven minutes – leaving Arsenal with a mountain to climb.

Mikel Arteta has been told he made an immediate mistake after Rob Holding was sent off for Arsenal in their loss to rivals Tottenham.Holding was dismissed by referee Paul Tierney on Thursday night after receiving two yellow cards inside the opening 33 minutes, with the second coming for an erratic elbow on Son Heung-min. Following the Gunners going down to 10 men, Arteta opted against making a substitution and instead reshuffled those players on the pitch to deal with the red card.That decision drew criticism at half-time from Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp after Arsenal had slipped further behind before the interval.“I must admit, the manager gets it wrong too," explained Redknapp.

Arsenal squad's first impression of Eddie Nketiah shows why he is now a regular in the first team at the Emirates Stadium.Nketiah has become an integral member of Mikel Arteta's side in recent weeks, starting each of Arsenal's last five matches and scoring four goals in the process. The former England youth international joined the club aged 16 after leaving Chelsea's academy before being promoted to the first team in January 2019.Ahead of Thursday night's trip to face Tottenham Hotspur, former Gunners winger Theo Walcott opened up about Nketiah's first training sessions with the Arsenal first team.Speaking on Sky Sports, Walcott explained: “I remember when Eddie first came across to the first team, and the first thing that struck me was that he was fearless.“A very good player, a very good finisher, and of course going out on loan is going to turn him into a better player.