Arsenal were reportedly in talks with Nuno Espirito Santo over replacing Mikel Arteta before the latter pulled them out of their nightmare run of form.Arteta’s position as Gunners boss was hanging by a thread amid a full-blown crisis which left them hovering above the relegation zone throughout November and December.The north London club lost six out of eight matches in all competitions, plummeting to 15th in the Premier League table and crashing out of the Carabao Cup.Reports suggested Arteta was on the verge of losing his job, but a vital 3-1 win over Chelsea on Boxing Day proved the catalyst for a resurgence.Since that triumph, Arsenal have recorded back-to-back victories against Brighton and West Brom in the Premier League and beaten.
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