Has Arteta made Arsenal too predictable?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
After a damaging week with defeat in both Carabao Cup and FA Cup to Newcastle United and Manchester United, Arsenal bounced back on Wednesday night with a 2-1 win in north London derby over Tottenham Hotspur.
So, how will the victory over Spurs influence Arsenal’s title challenge and do they need strengthening this month if they are to catch Liverpool?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein and Arsenal writer Jordan Campbell to assess the impact of the win, what could be to come in the transfer market before looking ahead to what it could mean for any possible title challenge.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: David Ornstein and Jordan Campbell
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Guy Clarke
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| 1:17.0 | Quickly, through to Chaucer. |
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| 1:24.1 | How will the victory over Spurs influence Arsenal's title challenge? |
| 1:27.9 | And do they need strengthening this month if they are to catch Liverpool? |
| 1:36.2 | Here with us today, we have the Athletics football correspondent David Ornstein, along with our Arsenal writer Jordan Campbell as well. |
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