Long before the end of Arsenal’s dismal home defeat by West Ham United on Saturday, it had become clear that Mikel Arteta’s new Plan A was not working. Mikel Merino’s promotion from midfielder to centre-forward had been successful a week earlier,

Mikel Arteta has said he would give up on Arsenal's title hopes "over my dead body" but added that it will require his side to do something unprecedented

Arsenal's title hopes took a massive hit last weekend after losing to West Ham United at home. The loss set the Gunners 11 points back of Liverpool as the Reds beat Manchester City on the road. Liverpool have played one more game than Arsenal,