Mikel Arteta admits self-doubts after Arsenal's Premier League title collapse
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confessed he struggled to come to terms with the Gunners' failure to win the Premier League title last season. Arteta's side spent 248 days at the top of the table - a record for any team who failed to win - but could not get the job done as a late-season collapse in form saw Manchester City roar to what ended up being a reasonably comfortable triumph. While injuries played an obvious part in Arsenal's struggles, Arteta confessed he found himself asking tough questions about his own abilities as a manager. "The first few weeks were very tough, because I went through it," Arteta reflected. "The first thing you have to do is look in the mirror and understand ‘ok, is there something you should have done better, differently?’ and if that’s the case learn from it. "And then judge yourself: are you still the right person to drive the club, the team, forward in the way that you want and do you have that energy and that belie...