Arsenal didn’t win the Premier League title this season because of a number of factors. Mikel Arteta made some mistakes, Manchester City are a winning behemoth of unparalleled proportions and there has been some misfortune too.
However, one area of misfortune beyond refereeing calls, deflections and tight offside calls is a genuine reason, not an excuse, for the club’s collapse at the end of the campaign. Arsenal managed to ride the storm of Gabriel Jesus’ absence thanks to more than just the contribution of his replacement, Eddie Nketiah.
Arsenal have been in an exclusive club to have four players get into double digits for goals in the league. Jesus joined Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli when he returned to score after his knee surgery.
