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Arsenal are set to be rewarded with the Premier League title for keeping faith with Mikel Arteta in the wake of the lowest point of his Gunners tenure.<\/p>\n
Questions were asked of the Arsenal boss as recently as last month when his side lost \u2013 briefly \u2013 control of the title race with a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n But rock-bottom for Arteta really came at the Etihad in August 2021.<\/p>\n Then, his \u2018appalling, inhibited and insipid\u2019 Arsenal were thrashed 5-0 by Pep Guardiola\u2019s men to mark three straight defeats to open up the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n Most damningly, it marked the first time in Arsenal\u2019s 134-year history that they had lost their opening three league games without netting at least once.<\/p>\n As our 16 Conclusions noted<\/strong> at the time, \u2018Arteta might not be the problem at Arsenal but it is patently clear he is no longer the solution.\u2019<\/p>\n MORE<\/strong>: 16 Conclusions on Man City 5-0 Arsenal<\/strong><\/p>\n This is where that worst-ever start left Arsenal at the end of August, 2021. And, to make matters worse for Arteta, look at Tottenham, under Manager of the Month, Nuno Espirito Santo\u2026<\/p>\n It has taken him almost five years, but Arteta looks all set to ram those words down our throats by delivering the Premier League title to the Emirates.<\/p>\n Following that with the Champions League too would be represent a splendid \u2018f*** you\u2019 to his critics, among them this formerly-good site.<\/p>\n Arteta, though, deserves immense credit for how he has brought Arsenal to the brink of their greatest-ever season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the close-to-five seasons since that humiliation at the Etihad, when City and Arsenal looked poles apart, Arteta\u2019s Gunners have taken only 17 points fewer than Guardiola\u2019s side.<\/p>\n During this time, Arteta can consider himself unfortunate not to have already won a Premier League title.<\/p>\n Since that rock-bottom, Arsenal have taken 2.13 points per game, close to City\u2019s 2.23 ppg. But City have won three Premier League titles to Arsenal\u2019s none.<\/p>\n Liverpool have won the title in that period, but Arteta\u2019s points per game average is better than what the Reds have managed (2.03ppg) under Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n