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Olivier Giroud says Mikel Arteta will bounce back from more heartbreak to end Arsenal's long wait for a Premier League title.

The Gunners have been Liverpool's closest challengers all season, but a shock defeat by West Ham on Saturday has seen them fall 11 points behind the runaway title leaders ahead of Wednesday night's clash with Nottingham Forest.

With just 12 matches left to play, time is running out for Arteta again as he bids to win the club's first crown since Arsene Wenger's 2004 Invincibles..

While Giroud may have high hopes for Arsenal, Chelsea – another of his former clubs – have endured a trickier season.

The Blues have suffered three defeats in their last four league matches and Enzo Maresca's side are now in a heated battle to qualify for the Champions League.

Giroud – who lifted the World Cup in 2018 – won the European Cup with Chelsea but they have suffered a dramatic downfall since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover in 2022.

Boehly and Co have overseen a gigantic overhaul of the playing squad and Giroud admits it could be some time before they are back challenging at the top end of European football.

Giroud pictured with Mikel Arteta during their time together at Arsenal.

That's what you need when you change a lot of things in a team.

When I joined the club, I felt that.

"But now you cannot ask them to be at the top, because you change one more time
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