Under-fire Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal not good enough when pushed over his future

Chelsea. It comes after a huge win for Arsenal against their London rivals at the Emirates on Boxing Day.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Mikel Arteta insists his Arsenal side have shown they are capable of playing at the top level after they beat Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday evening.The Gunners secured one of their best wins this season on Boxing Day, outplaying London rivals Chelsea to secure a comfortable victory.The three points were the first Arsenal have picked up since beating Manchester United on November 1.And Arteta hopes that the taste of success will inspire more over the next few weeks."It's a really big win for us,” said the Spaniard.

Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal stars not to take their foot off the gas and “keep going” in the second half of their Boxing Day win over Chelsea.The Gunners secured a much-needed 3-1 victory over their London rivals, heading in at the break with a 2-0 lead thanks to Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty and a sensational Granit Xhaka free-kick.Bukayo Saka then put the icing on the cake 10 minutes into the second half, catching Edouard Mendy off his line with an audacious effort that clipped the inside of the post and found the back of the net.Tammy Abraham pulled one back for Chelsea late on, before Jorginho squandered the chance to make it 3-2 from the penalty spot, and Arsenal held on for a vital set of three points.When asked what Arteta said to

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has made several comments about sacked PSG manager Thomas Tuchel, who is now being linked with the job at Arsenal.Mikel Arteta was under heavy fire before the 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, which will no doubt have alleviated some of the pressure on his shoulders.The victory only lifted the Gunners up to 14th in the Premier League though, and there is still a lot of disappointment around the club’s season so far.One man who has been tipped to replace Arteta is German coach Tuchel, who was very recently sacked by PSG.The 47-year-old was in charge at Borussia Dortmund from 2015–2017, where he worked closely with Aubameyang before allowing

Mesut Ozil has praised Arsenal's young guns after they helped fire the north Londoners back to winning ways.

Arsenal put Chelsea to the sword with some ruthless attacking movement at the Emirates on Boxing Day, leaving Mikel Arteta with an easy solution to his selection woes.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Arsenal fans are convinced Willian's omission against Chelsea was the catalyst for their first Premier League win since November 1.The Gunners were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to a penalty from Alexandre Lacazette and a Granit Xhaka free-kick.Bukayo Saka netted in the second-half to make sure the three points were safe. Willian missed the game after feeling unwell - which some fans were pleased with due to the Brazilian's recent form.

Granit Xhaka would have gone into Arsenal's clash with Chelsea on Saturday with the words of Mikel Arteta ringing in his ears.

Arsenal won the battle of the capital as they captured three Premier League points for the first time in almost three months.

Chelsea went into tonight's game with Arsenal as overwhelming favourites due to the Gunners' poor league form.

Arsenal are back in business after a nightmare start to the season after demolishing Chelsea at the Emirates.The Gunners got off to the best possible start through an Alexandre Lacazette penalty, before Granit Xhaka scored a screamer of a free-kick just after.Arsenal were never really troubled despite Frank Lampard changing his system around on multiple times.The Gunners made it three through a fabulous Bukayo Saka goal – though there will be deliberation over whether he meant to lob the ball over Edouard Mendy or not.Mikel Arteta rang in the changes for the game, but his side put in a season-best performance – one of the best since the former midfielder took over a year ago.A late Tammy Abraham goal was little consolation to Chelsea and

Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil has held talks with Fenerbahce over a move which would see him take a £200,000-a-week pay cut, according to reports in Germany.Ozil has been frozen out by Mikel Arteta at The Emirates this season, failing to make it into his Premier League and Europa League squads.The German ace is therefore expected to leave Arsenal when the transfer window reopens in January, or when his £350,000-a-week contract expires next summer.He will be able to secure a free move abroad at the turn of the year under the Bosman ruling with just six months to run on his deal.According to Bild, Ozil has already opened talks with Fenerbahce in London over a potential £150,000-a-week contract - which would see his wages slashed by

Mike Arteta insists both Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe "deserve" their starts as Arsenal aim to arrest their slide against Chelsea.

Arsenal have confirmed that defender Gabriel Magalhaes will miss the club’s next three matches as Mikel Arteta rung the changes for clash against Chelsea on Saturday.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's comments on Thomas Tuchel hint at why some fans have welcomed speculation he could be the next Arsenal manager.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that his side have been dragged into a relegation battle. Arsenal sit 15th in the table after 14 fixtures having only won one of their last 10 Premier League outings after what was a postive start to the new campaign.

Mikel Arteta claimed the "best medicine" for Arsenal's woes will be victory over Chelsea on Boxing Day as he opened up on the mounting pressure on him and his squad.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang isn't certain to start Arsenal's Premier League clash with Chelsea as the club captain recovers from a calf problem.

Frank Lampard has suggested that Mikel Arteta deserves to be given time to turn things around at Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta seems set to face another big decision over Mesut Ozil if the latest reports on the German's future are to be believed.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright says there are only a couple of the club's players who are aware of the dire situation the Gunners are in as they continue to languish near the foot of the table.