Are Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal going to bottle it?

When the Gunners defeated Everton 2-0 just over three weeks ago, despite David Moyes’ men holding out until the 89th minute, they looked to have taken a huge step towards their first Premier League title under their Basque boss and were still on for an unprecedented ‘quadruple.’

While Champions League progress was subsequently secured against Bayer Leverkusen, hopes of domestic cup glory have been dashed by a Wembley defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final being followed by Saturday’s shock FA Cup quarter-final exit at Championship Southampton.

All of a sudden, Arsenal appear to be wobbling with concerns over both their physical and mental condition. They couldn’t throw away this golden opportunity to be champions, could they?

The stakes weren’t quite as high a dozen years ago, but on April 6, 2014, Arteta and his north London colleagues were handed something of a bloody nose at Goodison Park. Fellow Spaniard Roberto Martinez’s Everton emphatically won the battle...