Arsenal have no immediate plans to sack Mikel Arteta, despite the club making its worst ever start to a Premier League campaign.
After losing successive matches against Brentford and Chelsea, without scoring a goal, the Gunners head into today’s Carabao Cup game against West Brom with a feeling of trepidation.
Arteta’s former team, Manchester City, lie in wait this weekend as Arsenal face the possibility of heading into the international break with zero points.
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According to the Independent, despite the poor start, Arteta remains in no immediate danger although there is, for the first time, an acceptance that results needs to improve.
Reports earlier this week claimed that the Gunners would sound out former Inter manager Antonio Conte were they forced to sack Arteta.
The Italian led Inter to their first Serie A title success in a decade last season but parted company with the Nerazzurri in the summer, amid their financial issues which forced them to sell Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi.
But, Conte is said to have little interest in returning to England with Arsenal given the current state the first team squad is in at present, despite their transfer spend which currently stands at £130m this summer.
Arsenal have invested in players for the future with the likes of Aaron Ramsdale, Lokonga, Nuno Taveres and Ben White adding a needed injection of youth.
Conte, however is a serial winner who will has little intention of overseeing a long-term project, particularly one where he is unlikely to have control over transfer policy.
