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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Arsenal chief Edu hits back after Bukayo Saka's frank admission over title collapse

Arsenal sporting director Edu has refuted claims that the Gunners 'bottled' it in the Premier League title race after coming up short against Manchester City.

Although nobody fancied Mikel Arteta's side to be amongst the contenders for the domestic crown, Arsenal emerged as City's closest challengers in the title race and even held an eight-point lead over the champions heading into April's fixtures.

The Gunners endured a rotten run of results, though, and ended up surrendering their advantage to City, who clinched their fifth title in six years last week courtesy of Arsenal's dismal 1-0 loss against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

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