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Arteta under pressure to lead Arsenal out of the wilderness

Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta appeared to be the perfect fit for the club having played under Arsene Wenger but results tell a different story

LONDON: Arsenal and Mikel Arteta appeared to be the perfect fit but now the Spanish manager is being assailed by fans across the world, including the President of Rwanda, after the Gunners’ worst start to a league season in their 118-year history.

The 39-year-old is being targeted by increasingly disenchanted fans who have turned their ire from unpopular American owner Stan Kroenke on to him.

The boos which emanated from the home stands following Chelsea’s 2-0 win on Sunday — Arteta appeared to be the only person not to hear them, declaring afterwards “I see a lot of positives with the crowd and the team today” — could reach fever pitch by the end of…

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