Mikel Arteta has accepted responsibility for Raheem Sterling’s underwhelming start to life at Arsenal. The former England international joined the Gunners on loan from Chelsea in August, but he has struggled for game time amid competition from Bukayo Saka,

Mikel Arteta has defended Raheem Sterling and taken responsibility for his lack of minutes after the Arsenal loanee was labelled the ‘flop of the season’. Sterling completed a shock loan move to Arsenal on transfer deadline day after being frozen out by new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca.

Had Pep Guardiola's team not been putting together the bleakest run of form of the Catalan coach's managerial career, the spotlight would certainly have been on Arteta.