Arsenal's title collapse its own doing

Arsenal is now almost certainly out of the title race, and its largely its own doing.

Arsenal saw its title hopes that were dangling by a thread, just about be end as Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City moving 11 points clear at the summit of the Premier League.

The Gunners' poor performance against West Ham was again their own doing with the lack of attacking force and lack of creativity again evident, and we only have to go back to the January transfer window to see where the club was asleep at the wheel.

Now, we aren't suggesting breaking the bank for a player, but bringing in some reinforcements to a squad that was in desperate need of it seemed like a smart move.

But alas, not a soul came through. Then, the news of Kai Havertz's injury started making the rounds, signaling the end of the Gunners as genuine title challengers.

Due to the club's inability to strengthen the squad, even a little bit, it is now at the mercy of the football gods and at the Emirates against West Ham, they weren't in a forgiving mood.

"It’s not in our hands," Arteta said on the title race via arsenal.com. "For me, I’m really, really annoyed with the things that were in our hands that we didn’t do as well as we possibly could and that’s the performance."

Even before the season began, the need for Arsenal to invest in a quality forward was there for all to see, and the club didn't move to sign anyone. Alexander Isak was a long shot, but Benjamin Sesko was a target, yet the club didn't feel moved enough to make a substantial effort to bring him in.

Now, with the injuries to the attacking forces getting overwhelming with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli reportedly not returning until the beginning of April, and Havertz along with Gabriel Jesus out for the year, the Gunners are toothless in attack, and they only have themselves to blame.

As Gary Neville stated on Sky Sports weeks ago, there's "no sympathy" for the Gunners. They knew what was at stake at the beginning of the league season and failed to invest.

They knew what had to happen in January and failed to invest, and here we are, with 12 games left, 11 points behind Liverpool thanks to a toothless attack, something that was completely avoidable.

Arteta is annoyed with the things that were in his squads hands that they failed to capitalize on, and Arsenal fans are annoyed at the club for failing to notice a dire need for reinforcements.

The title challenge wasn't lost against West Ham, for most, it was lost in January.

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