{"id":1524,"date":"2026-04-10T13:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:13:53","slug":"mikel-arteta-warned-about-arsenal-failure-as-jamie-carragher-issues-premier-league-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1524","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta warned about Arsenal failure as Jamie Carragher issues Premier League ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b6bb55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has sent Arsenal a brutal Premier League title warning ahead as the Gunners look to fend off Man City&#8217;s challenge at the top<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36994459\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jamie Carragher has fired Arsenal a Premier League title warning.\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36994459.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Jamie-CarraJPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36994459.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Jamie-CarraJPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36994459.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Jamie-CarraJPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36994459.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Jamie-CarraJPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jamie Carragher has fired Arsenal a Premier League title warning\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jamie Carragher has fired Arsenal a Premier League title warning<cite aria-label=\"Image: CBS Sports Golazo\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CBS Sports Golazo)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jamie Carragher has warned Mikel Arteta and Arsenal that failing to win this year&#8217;s Premier League title will haunt them for years to come. The Gunners have dominated the league for most of the season and have been widely tipped to claim the trophy when the campaign concludes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arteta&#8217;s men were on course for an extraordinary quadruple, but endured a disastrous fortnight. They lost the Carabao Cup Final to title challengers Manchester City, before crashing out of the FA Cup at the hands of Championship outfit Southampton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The loss to the Saints proved the shock result of the round, with many now questioning the Gunners&#8217; credentials as champions-elect. Arsenal bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Sporting in the Champions League midweek, maintaining their ambitions of securing a domestic and European double.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Arsenal eye summer transfer swoop for Spain star as club chief confirms offer<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Arsenal make five stars available for transfer as Mikel Arteta issues demand to board<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Yet Carragher believes anything short of the Premier League trophy would represent a &#8216;choke&#8217; from the Gunners. Speaking to CBS ahead of the win over Sporting, Carragher said: &#8220;I think tonight is absolutely massive. It&#8217;s nothing to do with playing Sporting in the first leg of Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m 99 per cent certain they&#8217;ll go through in the game. I almost feel tonight, they need to send a message out to everybody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The two competitions that they&#8217;re out of, they&#8217;re in the Champions League and the next game is the league, so the four competitions they were going for and we&#8217;re in the middle of that in a four game run.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36993247\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36993247\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates his team's first goal scored by teammate Kai Havertz during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final First Leg match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Arsenal FC at Estadio Jose Alvalade on April 07, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993247.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_GettyImages-2270277631.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993247.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_GettyImages-2270277631.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993247.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_GettyImages-2270277631.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993247.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_GettyImages-2270277631.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal return to the Premier League title race\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal return to the Premier League title race<cite aria-label=\"Image: Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mirrorfootballarsenal#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They&#8217;re in a position now, where I think, if Arsenal don&#8217;t win the league this season, especially the Premier League, this will be remembered for an awfully long time. 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