Arsenal’s last 6 big setbacks under Mikel Arteta – & how they responded

Arsenal’s title charge has hit a major wobble with six points dropped in three games as they approach the run-in. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners let slip two-goal leads against Liverpool and West Ham before drawing at home to bottom-placed Southampton

Could this be a run that proves terminal for their title chances or can they bounce back? They still have their fate in their own hands, but the recent results mean they may have to go away to title rivals Manchester City and come away with a win.

We’ve taken a look at how Arsenal have responded to their last six big setbacks under Arteta.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal (February 2023)

Arteta’s men left Goodison Park frustrated after Sean Dyche picked up three points in his first match in charge of relegation-battling Everton. The Toffees produced the kind of solidly defensive display that Dyche has made his name on, with James Tarkowski heading in a set-piece (of course) proving the difference.

Arsenal had travelled up to Merseyside flying, unbeaten in 13 and taking 22 points from the last 26 available. But the defeat – only their second of the season – precipitated their worst run of the 2022-23 campaign, albeit a short one.

Following the result at Goodison, the Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford and then allowed City to gain ground by losing 3-1 at home.

The wheels really seemed to be coming off the wagon when they went to Villa Park and were still drawing 2-2 deep into added time, but two late goals sparked a sensational seven-match winning run.

Man Utd 3-1 Arsenal (September 2022)

Arsenal produced a performance symptomatic of their superb 2022-23 form when they visited Old Trafford in the early weeks of the campaign.

They put Erik ten Hag’s newly rejuvenated under a lot of pressure and created a number of big chances, but ultimately left Manchester empty-handed after getting sucker-punched and conceding a killer third on the counter as they went in search of an equaliser.

It was Arsenal’s first Premier League defeat of 2022-23 and would prove their only defeat of the first half of the season. Arteta’s men ended up winning 3-0 at Brentford in the following fixture and took 26 of 30 points available in their following 10. An emphatic response.

🗣️ “You can lose against Manchester United, we lost for other reasons but we played in a way that I’m very proud to see the team play. We did the same against Chelsea and we won the game.”

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