BUT GIROUD SAYS THERE IS STILL HOPE....

OLIVIER GIROUD says Mikel Arteta will bounce back from more heartbreak to end Arsenal's long wait for a Premier League title.

- FROM MATT MALTBY in Los Angeles

The Gunners have been Liverpool's closest challengers all season, but a shock defeat by West Ham on Saturday has seen them fall 11 points behind the runaway leaders.

With just 12 matches left to play, time is running out for Arteta again as he desperately bids to win the club's first crown since Arsene Wenger's 2004 Invincibles.

After missing out to Manchester City twice, now Arne Slot's side are on track to deliver a third successive blow - with the pressure mounting on the Gunners manager.