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Respected reporter David Ornstein has provided an update on Mikel Arteta\u2019s future at Arsenal as he looks to end their long trophy drought.<\/p>\n
Arteta<\/strong> is one of the longest-serving managers in the Football League, but he is under pressure to deliver silverware for Arsenal this season.<\/p>\n For a while, the 2025\/26 campaign looked set to be a special season for Arsenal<\/strong>though they have crumbled in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Having failed in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, Arsenal\u2019s Quadruple hopes are over, but they remain in contention for the Premier League and Champions League.<\/p>\n Arsenal face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, while they are six points clear of Man City in the Premier League table. However, the league title is in the hands of their rivals, who have a game in hand ahead of Sunday\u2019s potentially decisive clash between the two teams at the Etihad.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal issued four-word warning by Manchester City star \u2013 but there\u2019s a slight catch<\/strong><\/p>\n Arteta has rarely been under this much pressure at Arsenal, and Ornstein suspects he may be out of a job if his side fail to win the Premier League and\/or Champions League this season.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure Arsenal want Arteta to continue into next season and beyond (he\u2019s contracted until June 2027 at present), while it sounds from Arteta\u2019s own words as though he wants the same,\u201d Ornstein said in Q&A for The Athletic.<\/p>\n \u201cIf things go badly for them between now and the summer, I\u2019m sure there will be some very difficult conversations and it would be naive of me to say I can\u2019t see a world in which he departs \u2013 nothing surprises you in football and (for various reasons) I would say that about pretty much every Premier League club at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, the intention is clear \u2013 but obviously there is a lot riding on the weeks ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n And while previewing Sunday\u2019s game between Arsenal and Man City, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has warned Arteta that he faces \u2018serious implications\u2019 if he does not win a trophy this season.<\/p>\n \u2018An Arsenal win at the Etihad will allow them to ease over the finishing line. A draw means they can crawl across. Lose, and the momentum shift will be such that it would be a shock if Pep Guardiola is not wearing the crown again in May,\u2019 Carragher wrote for The Telegraph.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Arsenal \u2019embarrassingly boring\u2019 and Arteta destined for Rangers after sack as \u2018brainless\u2019 Rice slammed \u2018The stakes are high for both clubs and managers, but there is an inescapable sense that the pressure is even greater on the league leaders.<\/p>\n \u2018For Mikel Arteta, the implications of falling short will be more serious; the validity of his approach hinges entirely on whether he is a Premier League or European champion over the next two months.<\/p>\n \u2018A triumph will render all criticism up to this point of his reign irrelevant and meaningless. Fall short, and the recovery period will be one of rancour and recrimination.\u2019<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Big Weekend: Manchester City v Arsenal, Enzo Fernandez, Roberto De Zerbi, Everton <\/div>\n
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