Mikel Arteta hopes Arsenal can break unwanted record to end league title drought

On the previous five occasions across the last 23 years where Arsenal have ended the calendar year on top of the Premier League table, they have failed to win the title

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the club is "open to every option" when it comes to the possibility of signing new players in January. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Mikel Arteta insisted it is time for Arsenal to break their New Year’s Day hoodoo by landing the club’s first Premier League title in more than two decades.

Arsenal hold a four-point lead over Manchester City following an emphatic 4-1 win against Aston Villa, while Pep Guardiola’s side were held to a goalless draw at Sunderland.