Arsenal followers have been left livid after they conceded two second-half targets to attract 2-2 towards Wolves at Molineux.
Mikel Arteta’s facet may have gone seven factors clear on the prime of the Premier League with a win within the west Midlands.
And so they appeared set to do precisely that after going 2-0 forward, with Bukayo Saka‘s fifth-minute end from shut erange giving them the benefit inside 5 minutes.
Piero Hincapie doubled the benefit on 56 minutes after a VAR offside examine was cleared.
However Wolves, who’re backside of the Premier League and had gained simply 9 factors all season previous to Wednesday, hit again via Hugo Bueno’s beautiful strike from exterior the field on 61 minutes.
And the comeback was accomplished by the hosts in stoppage time when debutant Tom Edozie’s shot ricocheted off Riccardo Calafiori, hit the publish after which struck the Arsenal defender once more earlier than crossing the road.
And Gunners followers are satisfied that one particular person – supervisor Mikel Arteta – is responsible.
Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: “Arteta does not have the mentality of profitable the Premier League for Arsenal.”
A second mentioned: “Arteta has put the league again in Metropolis’s fingers.”
A 3rd said: “Final season when Arteta altered his techniques to protected performs and management, it was apparent there was an issue with it. You possibly can’t go over the road should you hold taking part in protected. He misplaced the league.”
Because the Spaniard’s stewardship started in 2019, Arteta has taken Arsenal from Champions League qualification contenders to common Premier League title challengers.
Arteta has been answerable for Arsenal for over six years (Picture: Getty)
Regardless of their current run of poor kind, the Gunners are nonetheless prime of the Premier League desk by 5 factors – second-placed Manchester Metropolis do have a recreation in hand – they usually stay heading in the right direction to win their first prime division title since 2004.
There have been query marks in current weeks over Arsenal’s cautious fashion of play and their reliance on set items – although that hasn’t but affected their league place.
The Gunners rank fourth for open play targets this season with 29, although that determine is 13 behind Metropolis’s complete for the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
Talking after the 2-2 draw, Arteta informed Sky Sports activities reporter Patrick Davison: “Very robust. The second half we did not carry out at any degree, in any side of the sport, on the requirements I require to win a recreation within the Premier League, and we paid the value at present.
“Too many issues that went flawed, one after the opposite, principally. We did not get any dominance or management of the sport.
“It is higher to not choose it, we’re all too emotional about it, and this isn’t the second to do it.
“It’s a second, when you do not carry out and you’re at this degree, and expectations are the place they’re, that it’s a must to take the hit. As a result of we deserve it.”
