Arteta is right about everything he says. Arsenal haven't been much near it since the beginning of the season. As of this loss the gap with Liverpool is 8 points so here we are.
The problem is that they don't have many players left who can score. Saka is out for months. Gabriel Jesus isn't even expected to recover before the end of the season. Who will play as the striker really?
They desperately try players like Havertz (he is also out), Merino etc.. They aren't even strikers. I know Liverpool also doesn't have a good striker but they have Salah who takes a huge responsibility in most of the goals.
Some words must be re-corrected. Arsenal has not been much near to the PL title since 2 decades ago. Same story. same result, and same excuse.
Talking about their striker, they seem often played false nine, and i don't think they will change their strategy. They only rely upon Havertz, which is awful. It's all Arteta's responsibility. If he signed a new striker during winter transfer, his team won't miss a role of striker.
This obviously Arteta's mistake.