Has Arteta been 'found out' or has fighting on four fronts affected Arsenal?
[Getty Images] Mikel Arteta's approach to Arsenal's past two games - the Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City and FA Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Championship Southampton - has been the subject of debate on the latest episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "I think this is the end of the cycle for Arteta," said former Premier League goalkeeper Rob Green. "This is do or die for him.
"You watched how City went about them without the ball, and then you watched how Southampton went about them off the ball as well. He didn't come up with an answer in either. " The Telegraph's Luke Edwards responded: "Has he been found out?
Is there a blueprint there? "Possibly, but I'm always wary of saying anybody has been found out. "I know what you're saying - teams will now try to do that to Arsenal.
I think they are more a victim of trying to win all four and going deep into all four competitions, even though they have the best squad in the country, I believe. "Just going for all four - they have a few injury problems. I don't think they have been found out.
"I'm sticking with Arsenal to win the Premier League title. "They have a shot at generational glory to become the first Arsenal team to win the Premier League in 20 years and compete for the Champions League. " Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds [BBC]