After back-to-back runner-up finishes in the Premier League, Arsenal entered the 2024/25 campaign determined to end Manchester City’s long-term dominance.
With Jurgen Klopp waving goodbye to Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s reign at the Etihad Stadium drawing to a halt, this was supposed to be the Gunners’ best chance to end a two-decade title drought.
Only 11 rounds into the new season, Arsenal’s bid to ascend the throne looks dead in the water.
Premier League summit already out of reach
Victory against Chelsea in last weekend’s London derby was imperative after Arsenal dropped points in three successive league matches beforehand.
But they had to settle for a stomach-wrenching 1-1 draw.
d through Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal slumped to a fourth consecutive winless league outing as Pedro Neto drew Chelsea level.
As a result of another gut-wrenching result, Mikel Arteta’s men headed into November’s international break trailing table-topping Liverpool by a whopping nine points.
However, a lack of victories is the least of Arteta’s problems.
