Mikel Arteta: I’d just stay at home if Arsenal didn’t have desire to win title

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776626898}SportFootballMan City v Arsenal LIVE: Arteta identifies missing piece as collapsing Gunners lose control of Premier League title raceManchester City 2-1 Arsenal: Erling Haaland snatched victory with a calm second-half finish in an enthralling clash that could be hugely damaging for the GunnersRichard Jolly at the Etihad & Chris WilsonSunday 19 April 2026 20:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2959797To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-arsenal-premier-league-title-race-reaction-b2960687.html","title":"Arteta identifies missing piece as Arsenal lose control of title race to Man City"}}Mikel Arteta said Arsenal needed to be more ‘ruthless’ in defeat at Manchester City (Reuters)Mikel Arteta said Arsenal needed to be more “ruthless” and lamented that “luck” was not on their side as Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Gunners in a frantic clash at the Etihad.City still trail their title rivals by three points but if they win their game in hand over doomed Burnley in midweek, they will leapfrog the Gunners at the top with just five games remaining.Perhaps predictably, Erling Haaland was the hero as he expertly swept home with 25 minutes remaining and Pep Guardiola's side clung on despite Arsenal hitting the woodwork on multiple occasions in the second half, through Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes, and Kai Havertz rippling the roof of the net deep in injury time.if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", renderedAtParagraph: 3'); }if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEB...