Kieran Tierney assessed the carcass of Arsenal's woeful season and admitted: “Blame the players – it's terrible.” The Gunners' 1-0 defeat by Burnley condemned them to their worst league start since 1974 and, incredibly, leaves rookie manager Mikel Arteta facing a relegation battle.
Scotland defender Tierney faced up to the shambles after Granit Xhaka became the sixth red card of Arteta's 12-month reign and apologised to the supporters, saying: “We are Arsenal.
We need to do better than this.” Four consecutive home defeats, for the first time since 1959, have left the Gunners marooned in 15th place, just five points above the drop zone.
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