Arsenal’s 15-game unbeaten Premier League run came to an end as West Ham United thwarted their attempt to reduce the gap to leaders Liverpool at the top of the table. Liverpool have dropped points in two of their past three matches and travel to Manchester City on Sunday,
Shaka Hislop believes that Mikel Arteta should start midfielder Mikel Merino up front for Arsenal due to a lack of fit strikers.
Arsenal: Mikel Merino (81, 87). Advertisement Article continues below this ad Halftime: 0-0. Cardiff: Yousef Salech (90). Advertisement Article continues below this ad Bristol City: Jason Knight (60).
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Arsenal training with different players up front, not just Merino, says Arteta
Arsenal 'nowhere near' level to win league - Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta has accused his Arsenal players of lacking the standards needed to win the Premier League after Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United.
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‘Very, very angry’ Mikel Arteta says Arsenal nowhere near level to win Premier League title
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On the latest episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, the panel discuss Mikel Merino being used as a makeshift striker in Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side. Former Premier League defender Steven Warnock was impressed with his performance against Leicester,
Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta believes midfielder Mikel Merino is a huge goal treat after he came off the bench to score twice as Arsenal beat Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
Mikel Arteta looks to have found the solution to his striker problems with makeshift centre forward Mikel Merino after his two match-winning goals against Leicester. Coming into this match all the talk was about how Arsenal would play without a recognised striker after Kai Havertz's hamstring injury.
Mikel Merino makes his case to be Arsenal's striker solution after his match-winning heroics in the vital victory at Leicester, says BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty.
Janusz Michallik questions whether Mikel Merino can solve Arsenal's striker problem after scoring twice as a substitute vs. Leicester.
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino says he only "found out this morning" that he would be playing up front with the makeshift forward bagging both goals in a 2-0 win at Leicester.
Arsenal match winner Mikel Merino has admitted it was a surprise to come on as a striker against Leicester City having never played in the position before.
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