Arsenal's rollercoaster season has continued after their dismal 1-0 loss to West Ham on Saturday, leaving their title bid in tatters.

The Gunners are 11 points adrift of Liverpool with a game in hand, but hope that the team can pull that lead back are diminishing by the day.

Mikel Arteta will be forced to play the rest of the campaign without a recognised No 9 after losing Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus to season-ending injuries and is struggling to get any consistency out of his team with so many key players missing.

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The Gunners' disappointing 1-0 home defeat to West Ham has put a massive dent in their title aspirations, with Liverpool now 11 points clear of them at the top of the Premier League table.

Arsenal still have a game in hand to play, but it still appears unlikely Mikel Arteta's men will be able to catch the Reds, who look unflappable at present and underlined their strengths by brushing aside Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad(

The Spaniard joined Arsenal from Deportivo for around £17m in 2016 but was a major transfer flop as he only scored one Premier League goal in 11 appearances before being loaned back to his old employers.

He later joined West Ham for one season before spells with Alaves, Elche, Cadiz and then eventually ended up back at Deportivo.



Arsenal given potential title nightmare

If you were a betting man, placing your chips on Arsenal to win the title this season would be a bad move given their current predicament.

Liverpool look nailed on to secure their first Premier League title since 2020 this season after securing a huge lead that looks difficult to overcome.

Even if the Reds do end up dropping points from now until May, Arsenal will have to hope Liverpool lose more than three games while Arsenal will likely have to win most of their remaining games - all without a striker.
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