Arsenal are hurtling in direction of the conclusion of a season that has the potential to be wonderful and gutting by the tip of Might.

The efficiency of Mikel Arteta’s facet in opposition to Liverpool on Sunday swung from each extremes; taking a commanding 2-0 lead earlier than clinging desperately to a degree by the ultimate whistle.

Dumped out of each home cup competitions earlier than the fourth spherical, Arsenal bowed out of the Europa League within the spherical of 16, shifting the blinding highlight squarely onto the seek for a primary Premier League title in 19 lengthy years.

With the ending line lurking simply past the horizon, this is what awaits Arsenal within the subsequent six video games.

Simply as David Moyes threatened so as to add his identify to the ballooning listing of managerial departures this season, West Ham have belatedly found a whisper of kind.

The Hammers go into a gathering with the league leaders on the again of ten factors from their final six video games. Whereas it gives some hope, the east London outfit have misplaced by 4 clear objectives to Brighton and Newcastle on this sequence. It stays to be seen how lengthy Moyes would survive if Arsenal additionally inflict a hefty defeat.

Southampton could have stubbornly taken factors off Arsenal at St Mary’s in autumn however the Saints should overcome a dire away file in opposition to the Gunners to get something within the upcoming return fixture.

Arsenal have by no means misplaced a Premier League match at house to Southampton, final tasting defeat when the highest flight was nonetheless often known as the First Division and a single Danny Wallace aim earned the Highbury guests three factors in 1987.

Pep Guardiola has been eager to downplay his function in Mikel Arteta’s growth as a coach. “I educate him a couple of issues,” Guardiola conceded, “however this comes from himself, his mum and pa, his character and that was already there.”

However, the affect of Guardiola’s positional play is splashed throughout Arsenal’s fluid type. Though, borrowing some concepts hasn’t helped Arteta get one over his former employers to this point – Arsenal have misplaced all 5 Premier League conferences with Manchester Metropolis since Arteta’s appointment.

In an ill-advised pre-match advert earlier than Arsenal’s earlier assembly with Chelsea this season, the previous membership captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang mentioned: “Arsenal, nothing private. I am again, I am blue, I am prepared. Let’s go.”

Aubameyang ended the match with extra fouls dedicated (two) than pictures (one) and mustered eight touches in an hour as Chelsea meekly misplaced 1-0. After being frozen out by Graham Potter, Frank Lampard could provide a route again into the staff for Aubameyang – though, Arsenal most likely would not concern his return all an excessive amount of.

Arsenal’s goals of Champions League soccer had been ruthlessly extinguished by Newcastle on their most up-to-date journey to St James’ Park on the backend of final season.

Given the ebullient kind Eddie Howe’s facet have rediscovered following their post-World Cup wobble, there’s a potent threat of Arsenal’s title aspirations struggling the same, soul-crushing destiny on Tyneside this yr.

Within the inconceivable occasion that Arteta opts to go away Arsenal, the powers that be in north London have reportedly lined up Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi a possible substitute.

After inspiring the Seagulls to an enthralling type of soccer which has earned a glut of factors and much more plaudits, Arsenal won’t be the one membership holding tabs on De Zerbi. Whereas the Italian tactician undoubtedly boosted his inventory on the Emirates by warring with Tottenham’s teaching workers, he might dent their Premier League hopes when he leads Brighton to the Emirates in mid Might.

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