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Jamie Redknapp called a Mikel Arteta decision \u201cone of the worst you could ever see a manager make\u201d as his Arsenal side needed \u201ca bit of luck\u201d to turn over West Ham and take a step towards the title.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> put themselves back five points clear at the top of the Premier League with victory over West Ham. After Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0, the onus was back on the Gunners.<\/p>\n They crept over the line against the Hammers in dramatic fashion. David Raya made a huge save to deny Mateus Fernandes late on, staying big in a one-v-one to make the save, not long before Martin Odegaard danced into the box and squared to Leandro Trossard, who fired through bodies into the West Ham net.<\/p>\n Arsenal survived an equaliser, which was chalked off by VAR for a foul on goalkeeper David Raya, being impeded from getting up to claim a cross due to the arm of striker Pablo.<\/p>\n READ<\/strong><\/em>: Walcott \u2018hopes\u2019 Arsenal star \u2018doesn\u2019t go\u2019 to World Cup \u2013 \u2018I don\u2019t mean it in a horrible way\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n After the match, Sky Sports<\/em> pundit Redknapp suggested Arteta would have been called out for a poor tactical change had the game not been won by the Gunners.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIf Arsenal hadn\u2019t won today and they didn\u2019t win the league, I think a lot of people would have looked at that moment when he (Arteta) put Declan Rice at right-back for 25 minutes and said \u2018that\u2019s one of the worst decisions you could ever see a manager make,\u2019 at such an important time.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has to sub-sub (Martin) Zubimendi, you end up playing Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back, all the changes you had to make for, really, what was a really simple one. (Cristhian) Mosquera for Ben White, right-back, keep Declan Rice in the middle of the pitch.<\/p>\n READ<\/strong><\/em>: Arsenal star reveals honest reason for transfer decision after leaving Chelsea \u2013 \u2018that\u2019s why I moved\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBut you need a bit of luck, he\u2019s got away with it, no-one\u2019s really gonna talk about it now. There\u2019s a moment, all the staff were around him, it was like \u2018ok, what do we do?\u2019 To get to that point, it made no sense whatsoever.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had the presence of mind to rectify it, to go half-time, we\u2019ve got to change this. Full credit for bringing Odegaard on, he had the big moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Arsenal now face Burnley before a trip to Crystal Palace on the final day of the season, with victories in both of those games confirming the title.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/strong><\/em>: Arsenal told teenager with \u2018no fear\u2019 could be \u2018perfect\u2019 during title run-in \u2013 Keown<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n