Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, has asked the board to back manager Mikel Arteta in the January window. Wright was speaking after the Gunners were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at the Emirates on Tuesday.

Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has urged Arsenal to part ways with their manager Mikel Arteta if he doesn’t win the Premier League title this season. According to Obi Mikel, Arsenal have spent £800 million in the transfer markets since Arteta took charge of the club as head coach in December 2019.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal must "flip that coin" as they hunt down Premier League leaders Liverpool in a quest to be crowned champions of England after two agonising near-misses.

Mikel Arteta has suggested Arsenal's failure to adapt to the Carabao Cup ball was a factor in Tuesday's 2-0 semifinal, first leg defeat to Newcastle United.

The Telegraph’s claim that Mikel Arteta blamed the Carabao Cup ball for Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle lacks nuance, oversimplifying his analysis of missed chances, but is anyone surprised?Arteta

Mikel Arteta has been mocked by the Carabao Cup organisers after he suggested the match ball used for the competition impacted Arsenal's defeat to Newcastle

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta blames the ball for damaging Newcastle defeat in Carabao Cup - The Gunners again failed to find the back of the net