Alan Shearer may have been left "surprised" at Arsenal 's failure to respond from their North London derby drubbing to Tottenham, but defeat to Newcastle didn't come as a shock to Jamie Carragher.
Mikel Arteta's men followed up on their damaging 3-0 defeat to Spurs last Thursday with a 2-0 loss to the Magpies on Monday to all but end their hopes of clinching a Champions League return next season. The Gunners put in a deplorable display against the Toon to leave them praying for a miracle on the Premier League 's final day.
Arsenal head into Sunday two points adrift of bitter rivals Tottenham and know anything but a Spurs defeat to already-relegated Norwich will see them miss out on a top-four finish as Antonio Conte 's side possess a superior goal difference. The dismal defeat at St. James' Park left former Newcastle hero Shearer stunned, but ex- Liverpool defender Carragher was far less surprised as he slammed the Gunners' inability to stop the rot.
