Arsenal are officially in a relegation battle.
The Gunners lost 1-0 at home to Burnley at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
As a result, Arsenal are still 15th in the Premier League table but only five points above the bottom three.
A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang own goal consigned the North Londoners to a fourth-successive home defeat in the Premier League – their worst run of home form since 1959.
Mikel Arteta led these players to FA Cup glory as recently as August, but that looks a very, very long time ago now.
Very few of the Arsenal lads can hold their heads high tonight – especially not Granit Xhaka, who was sent off for grabbing Ashley Westwood by the throat – but Kieran Tierney is probably one of them.
The Scottish left-back, signed by Unai Emery for £25 million in 2019, defended and attacked pretty well during his stint on the pitch and much of what the hosts created stemmed from him, in the absence of a midfield spark.
It isn’t saying much, but he was definitely his side’s best player and here’s how some Gunners fans reacted to Tierney’s display tonight:
They’re back at the Emirates on Wednesday for the visit of Southampton but, on this form, it’s so hard to see the Spanish coach reinvigorating his side in time for that.
If Arteta wasn’t under pressure before, he definitely is now.
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