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24 hours after he believed the Gunners could still win the title, Arsenal's Mikel Arteta has finally given up hope of winning the Premier League this season after his side lose again.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has taken responsibility for his side’s collapse in the Premier League title race.
Arteta said this after watching his Gunners fall to another defeat in the league on Saturday evening at Nottingham.
The Gunners lost for the second game in a row following a narrow 1-0 defeat to the relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
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21:40 - 20.05.2023
PREMIER LEAGUE Nottingham Forest outclass Arsenal to hand title to Manchester City
Forest are now safe from relegation after holding onto a slim win to claim crucial points.
Arteta takes blame for Arsenal's collapse
Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored the decisive goal, his fifth goal in three matches to end the title race as Manchester City were crowned champions without kicking a ball.
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Arsenal were favourites to lift their first Premier League title since 2004 after topping the table for 248 days.
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Super Eagles star Taiwo Awoniyi condemns Arsenal, hands title to Manchester City
Taiwo Awoniyi continued his remarkable goalscoring form with the only goal of the game as Nottingham Forest defeated Arsenal 1-0 to secure their PL safety and hand the league title to Manchester City.
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However, picking just nine points from a possible 24 in their last eight matches saw the Gunners hand initiative to defending champions City, who have now secured their third title in a row.
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Following the latest defeat to Awoniyi-inspired Forest, the Spaniard has taken responsibility for what he has described as a sad day for the Gunners.
“First of all, congratulations to Manchester City for winning the championship,” Arteta told the Premier League.
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“Now we have to face reality, today we gave a goal away and were not good enough to break them down.”
“We could play for three hours and would not have done it. It is my responsibility and I take it,” he added.
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Arsenal can still be EPL champions - Arteta keeps fans hope alive
Mikel Arteta believes there is life at the end of tunnel despite the almost impossible task from snatching the Premier League from Manchester City this season.
“When it is beautiful, great, when it isn’t, that is sport. The number of goals we have given to the opponents recently has cost us but we can’t put the guilt on someone.”
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