Arteta believes Arsenal, who have a game in hand on Liverpool, could easily be mid-table instead of fighting for the title due to injuries and red cards this season.
It means Arsenal are without a recognised striker and their attacking issues have been compounded by the fact that Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli will not be back until next month due to hamstring injuries.
“So if somebody tells you at the start of the season, by this time, you have played five times with a red card over half an hour in each of those games, and you have lost this amount of players, what’s the bet?.
Arsenal have had five dismissals in 26 league games, while they are currently without four forwards due to injury.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists he will only give up on the title race “over my dead body”.
