But, gradually, the Gunners have slipped away to the point where they have now hit rock bottom under Mikel Arteta. The first image we saw on the screen it was Xhaka leading Arsenal, being the captain - Thierry Henry turned off the TV. He said 'I can't watch my team and Xhaka being the captain of my team’, and we didn't watch the game. It tells you everything of what the legends of this club think about him. Their comments offer perhaps the biggest reality check yet for Mikel Arteta regarding the huge task on his hands.

Source: Daily Mirror December 22, 2020 07:00 UTC