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Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are STILL 'a soft touch' and will be in a 'genuine relegation battle' if they lose to Burnley, insists Watford striker Troy Deeney - who previously slammed the Gunners for 'lacking cojones'

Watford striker Troy Deeney has insisted that Arsenal are 'still a soft touch' under Mikel Arteta and will be in a 'genuine relegation battle' if they lose to Burnley on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta's side currently lie 15th in the Premier League, just seven points off the relegation zone, but that gap could be cut to just four points if 18th-placed Burnley beat them.

And Deeney, who accused Arsene Wenger's Arsenal of lacking 'cojones' in 2017, has once again criticised their team's mentality despite admitting that Arteta had made improvements since coming in.