Manchester City coasted to a comfortable 5-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, but Pep Guardiola has publicly backed Mikel Arteta.
When Arsenal lined up with a back three of Calum Chambers, Rob Holding and Sean Kolasinac, there were always going to be fears of a thumping.
Allowing Ilkay Gundogan to score a free header from close range though? That was just the start of a dismal day.
Slack defending saw Ferran Torres make it 2-0, with Granit Xhaka picking up a ridiculous red card to push his team closer to a thrashing.
Gabriel Jesus made it three, Rodri added a fourth and Torres headed in number five to wrap up a thumping victory.
The pressure is now really mounting on Arteta, with Arsenal still yet to score a single Premier League goal so far this season.
Three defeats and no goals scored is a recipe for disaster, and Arteta really needs results quickly if he is to keep his job.
City boss Pep Guardiola – the man who nurtured Arteta’s coaching start at City – has publicly backed his fellow Spaniard, believing that Arsenal will see that he is ‘beyond a good manager’ despite a rough start this term.
City fans are falling over themselves laughing, suggesting that Guardiola is trying to get Arsenal relegated and just wants to make sure he continues to pick up points over Arteta.
Others told Pep to stop these jokes in public, calling his genius ‘frightening’ as fans believe he just wants Arsenal to keep Arteta for as long as possible.
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