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'Arsenal are not ready for the Champions League': Gunners fans slam Mikel Arteta's side for 'lacking mentality' and rival supporters ridicule £72m Nicolas Pepe after defeat by Newcastle all but ended their top four hopes

Arsenal and rival fans have slated the Gunners for their woeful performance in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle that saw their top-four chances suffer an enormous blow.

The Gunners failed to overtake Tottenham into fourth place in the Premier League after Ben White's own goal and Bruno Guimaraes's late strike saw Eddie Howe's team snatch all three points at St James's Park.

Mikel Arteta's side have now seemingly all but thrown away a Champions League spot that once looked guaranteed.

Arsenal and rival fans slated the Gunners for their woeful display in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle
Gunners fans were quick to criticise their display in the North East on social media

Gunners fans were quick to criticise their display in the North East, claiming the players should be ashamed of their performance.