Defender insists squad still fighting ahead of pivotal Atletico clash in Europe
Latest editorial
Arsenal: Trust the process? What process?
Yes, City are an outstanding team. But the manner of Arsenal’s defeat last weekend was utterly abject, and the next few games for the Gunners – who have talented players in abundance – will be all about whether Arteta is the man for the job, argues LAYTH YOUSIF
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
WHERE to start after Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal were humiliated 5-0 by Manchester City last weekend?
Inept defending, ineffective attacking, creativity lacking, a failure to work hard, no coherence, no tactical plan, no hope. It was as painful a thrashing as I have experienced, as a fan or a journalist, in 40 years of watching Arsenal.
It was so bad that a colleague in the press box asked, only half-joking, if I needed to be accompanied to the toilets at the end to prevent me from self-immolating after what I had just witnessed.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
