Piers Morgan has branded Arsenal as ‘miserable’ and ‘dreadful’ after their 2-1 defeat in opposition to Fulham – and says they will not win the Premier League this season.
Mikel Arteta’s facet might have ended 2023 on high of the desk with a victory at Craven Cottage, and took the lead after simply 5 minutes by means of Bukayo Saka.
However Raul Jimenez equalised on 29 minutes, earlier than Bobby De Cordova-Reid took benefit of some poor defending from a nook to fireplace residence from shut vary within the second half.
Arsenal had alternatives however could not get again into the competition, with Marco Silva’s facet securing a deserved win to finish a optimistic 2023.
The Gunners, in the meantime, finish the yr in fourth place within the Premier League, and will likely be 5 factors behind leaders Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp’s males win their recreation in hand in opposition to Newcastle on New 12 months’s Day.
It’s their second straight defeat, having misplaced 2-0 to West Ham at residence on Thursday.
Taking to X (Twitter) after the sport, Arsenal fan Morgan was unsurprisingly essential of his workforce – and has declared their title hopes over already.
He fumed: “One other inexplicably dreadful efficiency.
“You possibly can’t lose to Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham within the house of three weeks and anticipate to win the Premier League. It is over earlier than we even get to 2024.”
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One other inexplicably dreadful efficiency.
You possibly can’t lose to Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham within the house of three weeks and anticipate to win the Premier League.
It’s over earlier than we even get to 2024.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 31, 2023
Throughout the match, he branded the Gunners as ‘miserable’, and mentioned after Fulham’s second objective: “That was coming. Arsenal look a pale imitation of final yr’s swaggering workforce. Miserable to observe.”
Arteta and his facet should now wait till January 20 for his or her subsequent Premier League recreation, with an FA Cup third spherical tie in opposition to none apart from Liverpool going down earlier than then on January 7.
The Gunners, subsequently, might look barely totally different after they kick off in opposition to Crystal Palace, with virtually three weeks out there to usher in reinforcements through the switch window earlier than the date of that fixture.
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