EMOTIONALLY “shattered” Piers Morgan fears Arsenal have “choked” in the title race – but issued a defiant message to worried fans.
The TV star was watching along with thousands of fans last night as Arsenal rescued a draw against bottom side Southampton in a dramatic night at the Emirates.
The Gunners were comfortable favourites going into the game but were left stunned as the Saints raced into the lead within the opening 30 seconds.
The London side managed to charge back to grab a point having then gone 2-0 and 3-1 down in a Premier League classic.
Fans were left distraught at full-time with a season-defining trip to the Etihad looming and Arsenal looking to fend off Pep Guardiola’s serial winners.
Morgan summed up the mood as he tweeted simply: “We’ve choked.”
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But the famous Arsenal fan dragged himself back to Twitter at full-time once his club managed to salvage a 3-3 draw thanks to strikes from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
He said: “Jeez. I’m emotionally, psychologically, physically shattered after that.
“And yet… we’re still 5pts clear at the top of the League and we’re going to beat City on Wednesday. COYG.”
City have two games in hands on the league leaders and both sides will know that the destiny of the title is still in their hands.
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The problem for Arsenal is that they have lost form at the wrong moment with that Southampton result now their third draw in a row.
They had previously surrendered two goal leads in back-to-back games against Liverpool and West Ham.
Meanwhile, Man City are in relentless form and have won their last six league games.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
