Mikel Areta insists that the Premier League title race is still giving a long way in front of him, although his Arsenal team had the chance to close the Liverpool leader after being defeated against West Ham.
Jarrod Bowen scored the only goal of the game at the Emirates when the Gunners have suffered a defeat in the first division since the beginning of November to miss the opportunity to reduce the red.
The teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent out of the way in the second half to tighten a frustrating afternoon for artists men.
Full -time in the Emirates stage. pic.twitter.com/ncvjsvxo2b
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 22, 2025
The Arne Slot team has the chance to expand their lead to 11 points on the table if they overcome Manchester City on Sunday.
But while the Gunners boss admits that the result hurts, he believes that the title race is far from over.
“It’s painful, but tomorrow is another day,” said Areta. “We have to be very disappointed what happened today and above all how it happened. We have to feel the pain.
“But it’s a long way to play. There is a lot to play.
“We are still in February and what happened today, every team can pass and we can only control what we do.”
Next for Arsenal comes a trip to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening.
