Arteta has also revealed the reason for Riccardo Calafiori ’s substitution at half-time was to ensure his side were not reduced to 10-men in successive Premier League games. Calafiori was handed a start against Forest in place of the suspended Myles Lewis-Skelly and had quite an eventful first-half.

Mikel Arteta provided an update on the fitness of Ethan Nwaneri and Riccardo Calafiori after Arsenal ’s goalless draw with Nottingham Forest. Arsenal knew only a win would likely keep their faint Premier League title hopes alive after their defeat to West Ham last weekend.

Arsenal have dropped more points tonight, this time against Nottingham Forest, and with the gap to Liverpool now 13 points it seems perhaps insurmountable.Mikel Arteta has seen his side struggle