Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta must be inside the top two spots in the Premier League at the turn of the year or he could be fired. That is the view of former Gunners star Paul Merson. This season, Liverpool won the Premier League title with four games to spare.

Mikel Arteta has revealed the two ‘main reasons’ he believes Arsenal fell short in the Premier League title race for the third year in a row. The Gunners are on course for a third successive second-place finish in the Premier League after failing to keep pace with champions Liverpool.

A commendable comeback at Anfield did not help Arteta’s fury but the visitors saved themselves from a fourth defeat in a row