Mikel Arteta needs ‘Chelsea effect’ more than ever to lift ailing Arsenal | David Hytner
The manager takes his team to Stamford Bridge on Sunday in search of another big result against London rivals
For Mikel Arteta, it was an up-close-and-personal illustration of the task ahead, a defeat in his first home game that was entirely in line with why Arsenal were where they were – in the bottom half of the Premier League table, confidence wafer-thin.
Chelsea were the visitors to the Emirates Stadium in December 2019 and they profited when the Arsenal goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, dropped a clanger in the 83rd minute, allowing Jorginho to equalise. Cue the collapse, Tammy Abraham scoring the inevitable late winner.
