Mikel Arteta makes another claim about the Liverpool game straight after Arsenal lose last night

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta once again mentioned his team’s draw against Liverpool after losing to West Ham United last night.

The Gunners title credentials took a blow on Thursday as they were beaten 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

Straight after the game, pundits Alan Shearer and Jermain Defoe suggested that the defeat meant Arsenal were now at-best third favourites for the Premier League title, below Manchester City and Liverpool.

That may be true, but Arteta’s team also generated enough chances to win the game against the Hammers. And speaking to that in his post-match press conference, the Spanish coach suggested that it had been the same scenario as at Anfield on Saturday.

“When the team generates that much normally you are going to win games and that’s the way we have done it,” explained the 41-year-old.

“Because as well against Brighton we generate so much, against Liverpool as well. But we score goals in different ways and we have to make another step in that area to win the game more comfortably for sure, because today the team deserves to win the game, there’s no question about that.”

Arteta rues missed chances

We’re not really sure we agree with Arteta here. Arsenal barely created anything of note against Liverpool last weekend.

The only chance that really comes to mind was the one Gabriel Martinelli put past the post when one-on-one with Alisson Becker.

Otherwise, the Reds goalkeeper barely had anything meaningful to do at all. A colossal performance from Ibrahima Konate in particular largely kept the Gunners at bay.

So, while they may have been unlucky last night, it’s a little disingenuous for Arteta to lump the Liverpool game in with this one.

The former Everton midfielder appears to be suggesting that his team have continuously dropped points despite dominating. That simply wasn’t the case at Anfield.

In fact, the best chance of the game fell Liverpool’s way. Had Trent Alexander-Arnold’s second-half effort fell just beneath the crossbar, Arsenal would have lost.

Given that they also got away with a pretty blatant handball in the box, it’s a bit rich for Arteta to suggest that their failure to win was merely down to a case of missing too many chances.

Either way, how and why Arsenal drop points doesn’t really matter for Liverpool. As long as they keep on dropping them. There’s a title to be won.