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Feeble Arsenal staring down barrel of a gun
London — Arsenal’s season is in danger of imploding after a chastening League Cup final demolition at the hands Premier League leaders Manchester City raised fresh questions about the future of manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners, who lost 3-0 to Pep Guardiola’s high-flying team, find themselves 10 points adrift of their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who occupy the coveted fourth spot in the Premier League table. With Arsenal already out of the FA Cup, the Europa League could offer salvation and a Champions League spot, but Italian giants AC Milan stand between Wenger’s team and a place in the quarterfinals. The Arsenal boss, who signed a new two-year contract extension in 2017, said that he would have to prioritise the next game — against Manchester City in the league on Thursday — before he could focus on the Europa League. "We will of course have to take the Europa League very seriously," he said. "But we have as well to win big games because if you want to go far in the ...
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