Piers Morgan rarely misses a chance to take a swipe at Arsenal when they lose, and their 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday provided another perfect opportunity.
Mikel Arteta’s side had the chance to go seven points clear of Manchester United and reinstate their three-point gap to Tottenham if they won in south London. After six wins from their last seven games, the Gunners were favourites to take home all three points, even despite injuries to Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
But the north London outfit endured a miserable evening at Selhurst Park in which they were second-best to Patrick Vieira’s side. Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring after 16 minutes before Jordan Ayew doubled the Eagles’ lead just eight minutes later. Wilfried Zaha then converted a late penalty to make sure of the points and condemn Arsenal to their worst defeat since November.
