Mikel Arteta is still the right man for Arsenal – but patience will only last so long
A thin, inexperienced squad faltered badly at the end of the 2022-23 season, having mounted an unexpected challenge, but the idea that Arteta’s team “choked” or “bottled” anything last term is a myth. They won 16 of their final 18 league matches, drawing one of the others away to City and could not have done much more.