Mikel Arteta's bizarre Liverpool comments coming back to haunt him as Man City takes lead
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMikel ArtetaMikel Arteta was slammed for his comments on Liverpool's title triumph last season, and the Arsenal boss might be regretting making them as Manchester City takes control of this season's raceMikel Arteta might be about to miss out on another Premier League title(Image: Getty Images)Mikel Arteta might be starting to regret ever opening his mouth about Liverpool’s title triumph last season, with the Arsenal boss’ words now looking like they could come back to haunt him.Toward the end of last season, Mikel Arteta stated that his Arsenal team would have won the Premier League title had it amassed as many points as it did in each of the two previous seasons. The Gunners racked up 84 and 89 points respectively in the 2022-23 and 2022-24 seasons, but those tallies were only enough to finish second to Manchester City.Last season, Liverpool won the league with 84 points – 10 points ahead of Arsenal on 74 – although it's fair to say the Reds took their foot off the gas after being confirmed as champions with four games to spare, failing to win any of those final four games.READ MORE: How many points Liverpool needs to qualify for Champions League after Chelsea lossREAD MORE: Ange Postecoglou spies on Arne Slot's Liverpool after agreeing to new role"Winning trophies is about being in the right moment, in the right place," Arteta said after Liverpool had secured the title."Liverpool has won the title with less points than we had in the last two seasons."With the points from the last two season, we have two Premier Leagues."Arteta was widely panned for those comments.Manchester City now leads the way in the Premier League title raceHis team now finds itself on the precipice of the most humiliating of finishes to the season.
Just a month ago, they were in the running for an unprecedented quadruple. Now, they could end up empty-handed.Having sat nine points ahead of Manchester City earlier this month, the Gunners now find themselves chasing after Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead with a 1-0 victory at Burnley on Wednesday.Arsenal will have the chance to move back to the summit as City heads to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals, but that would be having played a game more.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
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