Arsenal make Mikel Arteta sack decision after Everton defeat

Arsenal are going to back Mikel Arteta and resist calls to sack the Spaniard, it has been claimed. The Gunners manager is under pressure after suffering another defeat as they lost 2-1 to Everton on Saturday. The defeat against Toffees was Arsenal's 8th defeat in 14 games. Arteta's side are currently 15th in the league table with 17 points behind league leaders Liverpool. Despite the defeats, The Athletic’s David Ornstein, speaking on Sunday Supplement, has insisted Arsenal are behind Arteta. “I think they are going to stick with Mikel Arteta and give him a lot longer,” he said. “Now we know in football you believe in someone until you don’t. We saw that with Unai Emery because Arsenal were behind him until they sacked him. “But I do think that Mikel Arteta is going to get a lot longer than this. “I don’t think Arsenal want to be chopping and changing managers. There is no guarantee that a new manager will come in and solve this problem. “Many of the problems are deeper, they’re underlying and they are cultural. “To do with the standards and the behaviour and things that have set in over years going back to the Arsene Wenger reign, the Unai Emery reign and now the Mikel Arteta reign. We are not excusing Mikel Arteta here but these are deep-rooted issues.” source - Express / Join us on Telegram

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