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The Arsenal hierarchy have reportedly ordered a \u2018full review\u2019 into the season amid claims Mikel Arteta faces the sack if they fail to win a trophy.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> have lost three of their last four matches in all competitions with the Gunners losing in the Carabao Cup final, exiting the FA Cup to Championship side Southampton, while they have given Manchester City a chance in the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n Arteta has faced the blame for their recent dip in form with some supporters suggesting they would be doing better with another manager at the helm.<\/p>\n And the supporters\u2019 concerns are reportedly being reflected in the boardoom too with our friends at TEAMtalk<\/em> claiming that \u2018frustrations are beginning to surface\u2019 at Arsenal.<\/p>\n It is understood from TEAMtalk<\/em> sources that some members of the club\u2019s hierarchy are \u2018somewhat concerned\u2019 by the recent form of Arteta\u2019s side.<\/p>\n The website adds: \u2018Sources stress that alignment between the manager and the club remains strong, with no immediate issues regarding his long-term future.\u2019<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal plummet in Premier League mood rankings; bottling almost as bad as relegation<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal will wait until the end of the season to conduct \u2018a full review\u2019 of the situation with \u2018all major decisions\u2019 being put on hold until the summer.<\/p>\n Arteta has been determined not to show any weakness in recent days, the Arsenal boss told a pre-match press conference this week:\u00a0\u201cNo fear. Pure fire. That\u2019s what I want to see from the players, from the people, from myself. That\u2019s it. Go for it because the opportunity is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Arteta could actually be rewarded with a new contract, especially if Arsenal go on to win the Premier League title.<\/p>\n Romano said on his YouTube channel<\/strong>: \u201cArsenal are in conversation, in active conversation, with Arteta\u2019s lawyer already since January and February to discuss a new contract.<\/p>\n \u201cSo there are contract talks ongoing between Arsenal and Arteta. But the club and the manager decided together to focus on the pitch first. There is a Champions League quarter-final return leg, there is the Premier League title race, and they decided to keep the contract situation calm for now.<\/p>\n MORE ARSENAL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong> \u201cAt the end of the season, in the summer, they will restart the conversation. Length of the contract, salary, all the usual topics when it is about a new deal. So the talks have already started around January and February, and the trust between Arsenal and Arteta remains total.\u201d<\/p>\n Responding to some fans asking for Arteta to be sacked,\u00a0former Watford striker Troy Deeney said on CBS Sports<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cThey\u2019re not going to sack him because he has moved that club astronomically forward from where it was, they\u2019re always in contention now and being spoken about as one of the best teams in world football, and rightly so.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this is why Arsenal fans\u2026 this is why I love you, and why you love me, because when it\u2019s right and when they\u2019re winning they\u2019re hammering me, now\u2026 \u2018sack him\u2019?! He\u2019s top of the league, they\u2019re in the Champions League, now it\u2019s, \u2018sack him, get rid of him\u2019. Who are you going to bring in?<\/p>\n \u201cI just want to ask you this question Arsenal fans, remember before (they said) they didn\u2019t have any strikers? Gyokeres, Havertz and Jesus all played today, I said he (Gyokeres) would score in these games, it\u2019s the big games that matter, has he scored against Liverpool yet, has he scored against Man City yet?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
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