Title race not over but Arsenal need new energy

The path towards an extraordinary achievement has narrowed considerably and the annoyance for Mikel Arteta will be that it did not have to be this way

LEADERS: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks to midfielder Granit Xhaka during the Premier League match against Manchester City. Pic: PA

Amid the sense of disbelief and frustration that Arsenal had snatched a second successive draw from the jaws of victory at West Ham, Granit Xhaka was on hand to add a dose of pragmatism.

“If something is not going well, it is easy to show the finger to someone else,” he said of their faltering title push. “We took this challenge up until now and nobody was thinking about this before the season. Let’s refresh everything now.”