After an unexpected loss to West Ham, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta admitted being deeply disappointed as the Premier League title race with Liverpool heats up.

Mikel Arteta accused his Arsenal players of lacking the standards needed to win the Premier League after Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta blasted his players for failing to hit the standards demanded of Premier League title winners in a crushing 1-0 defeat to lowly West Ham on Saturday. "That was nowhere near the levels that we have to hit to have the opportunity to win a Premier League.

Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge has been dented by an unexpected 1-0 home loss to West Ham that featured a fifth red card of the season for Mikel Arteta’s team.

Arsenal news as Mikel Arteta's defining two weeks approaches in a bid to save the season and extend it beyond March

Arsenal had the chance to close the gap to Liverpool to five points with a win over the Hammers but instead fell to a 1-0 defeat thanks to Jarrod Bowen's first-half goal

Mikel Arteta has revealed who should take the blame for Arsenal's 1-0 defeat to West Ham on Saturday that leaves them eight points behind Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta had a clear message for his Arsenal players as their Premier League title hopes continue to fade.