'It's not in our hands' — Arteta irate as Arsenal bottle chance to pressure Pool 

"We have to be (angry), and I hope we are because we didn't hit the levels today, and I am very much responsible of that so I am very, very angry."

HARD WATCH: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

A furious Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's bid to win the Premier League title is now out of their hands after accusing his players of failing to hit the levels required in their crushing 1-0 defeat against West Ham at the Emirates.

Jarrod Bowen scored the only goal of the game before Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off with 18 minutes remaining to leave the Gunners eight points behind Liverpool with 12 matches remaining.