After Merry Christmas, it’s a crappy new year!

Updated On: 09 January, 2024 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

From leading the Premiership points table on December 23 to suffering three straight defeats thereafter, including Sunday’s 0-2 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup, Arsenal are clearly struggling; manager Mikel Arteta believes team must press reset button to overcome psychological issue

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Arsenal’s Declan Rice (centre) speaks to his teammates before the FA Cup third round match against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, London, on Sunday. Pics/AFP, Getty Images

When Arsenal held Liverpool 1-1 at Anfield not too long ago, on December 23 in a Premiership clash, Mikel Arteta’s side were on top of the table, and staring at the possibility of becoming champions after two very long decades (they last won the Premiership title in 2003-04). It was a merry Christmas. However, less than a fortnight later, it has been a crappy new year for the Gunners, who, on Sunday, lost 0-2 at home—Emirates Stadium in London—to Liverpool, making an embarrassing third-round exit from the FA Cup.

Poor show at home

Between this defeat and the Anfield draw, Arsenal suffered two more stunning defeats—0-2 home loss to West Ham (December 28) followed by a 1-2 away failure at Fulham (December 31)—leaving them outside the top three positions (in 4th place) on the Premiership table. Experts have blamed Arsenal’s poor show on their lack of finishing at the opposition goal. On Sunday, the Gunners created over a dozen scoring opportunities in the first half itself, but failed to score.

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