Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta blasted his players for failing to hit the standards demanded of Premier League title winners in a crushing 1-0 defeat to lowly West Ham on Saturday. "That was nowhere near the levels that we have to hit to have the opportunity to win a Premier League.

Mikel Arteta described himself as “very angry” as Arsenal slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham to leave their title hopes hanging by a thread. The home side’s 15-game unbeaten Premier League run came to an end thanks to a first-half goal from Jarrod Bowen.