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'Next time, we'll play the game on an Excel spreadsheet!': Mikel Arteta ridiculed by fans after Arsenal boss uses bizarre percentage stats in bid to explain his side's poor run of form

Football fans have mocked Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal boss provided a bizarre explanation for his side's lacklustre form in the Premier League.

Arteta faces mounting pressure after overseeing a dreadful run of form in which the Gunners have picked up just two points from a possible 21 as they linger nervously above the drop zone.

Defeats to Everton, Burnley, Wolves and Spurs have consigned Arsenal to their worst start to a campaign in 46 years, but Arteta insisted that his side have been deserving of more points by using statistics to back up his claim.