Arsenal will miss out on Premier League top four.. and here are five reasons why
Gunners' best players want out, they are defensively weak and others are just plain better
DEFEAT to Bournemouth left Arsenal further adrift in the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League this season.
The Gunners are languishing in sixth and are eight points outside the Champions League qualification places.
Faced with the prospect of losing Alexis Sanchez to a rival and too often producing sub-par, uninspiring performances unbefitting of title contenders, these are difficult times for Arsenal fans.
After finishing fifth last season and failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in two decades, our friends at Football Whispers have picked out five reasons why the Gunners are destined to miss out on the top four once again this term.
Uncertainty surrounding best players
He almost left in the summer before Arsenal pulled the plug on a move to Manchester City having been unable to find a deadline day replacement, but Sanchez now seems certain to depart the Emirates this month.