Losing their heads with Newcastle showed Arsenal ARE feeling the pressure of being top... but with Tottenham, Man United and City to come, Mikel Arteta must hold his nerve for this season-defining run

Daily Mail | January 5, 2023

Mikel Arteta lost it. Arsenal's players lost it. And yet, the Premier League leaders didn't lose this game.

They drew 0-0 and getting a point out of Eddie Howe's Newcastle United is perfectly fine. It is more than Arsenal's London neighbours Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur got out of them.

Yet towards the end of this draw at the Emirates Stadium, the behaviour of Arteta and his team showed the pressure they are feeling at the top of the Premier League.

Arteta was jumping in the air in fury at some of the decisions

The Arsenal boss would be wise to try and keep his composure

Mikel Arteta cut a fraught, agitated figure on the touchline in Arsenal's draw to Newcastle

The antics were a sign that Arteta and his players are feeling the pressure of being at the top

ARSENAL'S NEXT FIVE PL FIXTURES

Tottenham (A) - Jan 15, 4:30pm

Man United (H) - Jan 22, 4:30pm

Everton (A) - Feb 4, 12:30pm

Brentford (H) - Feb 11, 3pm

Man City (H) Feb 15, 7:30pm

In their desperation to win, they lost control.