'I blame Arteta' - Reactions as Arsenal fans give up after major slip in title race

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw against West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon, April 16, in the Premier League.

Arsenal started the contest brightly wasting no time in declaring their intentions to the hosts.

Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring in the 7th minute to give the Gunners the lead in the encounter.

West Ham could not find an answer to the Gunners’ swift and precise attack as Arteta’s men continued to carve the Hammers' defence open at will.

The travelling fans soon had cause to celebrate once more as Martin Odegaard fired home three minutes later to give Arsenal a 0-2 lead.

However, the Hammers roared back into the contest in the 33rd minute as David Moyes men grabbed a goalscoring opportunity with both hands after the hosts were awarded a penalty.

Said Benrahma stepped up and fired past Aaron Ramsdale to pull one goal back as both teams headed into the break with the Gunner’s holding on to a slender adavantage.

Arsenal were awarded a chance to restore their two-goal advantage in the second period after a penalty call from David Coote.

However, Bukayo Saka missed from the spot to deny the visitors an opportunity to double their lead once more.

Arteta’s men would eventually be made to pay for that missed golden opportunity as Jarrod Bowen finished off clinically two minutes later.

The league leaders sought to prevent the same fate that befell them last weekend when they were held against Liverpool at Anfield having gone two goals up early in the game.

But it was not to be for Arteta’s men as they fell short once more on the road by full-time a it finished 2-2 at the London Stadium.

The result has now seen Arsenal’s lead at the top of the summit reduce to just four points behind defending champions and second-placed Man City.

Following the disappointing result for Mikel Arteta’s men again, here’s how fans have reacted on social media.