Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta sends warning amid celebrity’s ‘t***s’ blast

It remains unclear whether Arsenal will be active in the January transfer window, despite continued claims that Mikel Arteta's side are in need of a new striker.

But after an embarrassing 1-0 win against Ipswich Town on Friday evening, the injury-hit Gunners now sit six points behind leaders Liverpool with an extra game played ahead of Wednesday night's match away to Brentford.

And with little room to maneuver, Arsenal could be forced to spend 20 years chasing a first Premier League title.

Here are the stories from and around the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal face a rare weekend without a match.

Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal need to improve even after closing the gap on leaders Liverpool.

Kai Havertz grabbed the first-half winner for the Gunners, who squandered a host of second-half chances in a difficult win against Ipswich on Friday night, pushing them at least into second place, six points behind Arne's pacesetters Lock. a game in hand.

Arteta confirmed afterwards that Bukayo Saka has undergone surgery on his hamstring injury and suggested the layoff could last “more than two months”, but it is understood they are still hoping to have him back by the end of February.

Arsenal have narrowly missed out on Manchester City in the last two years and they will have to go some if they want to get third time lucky.

And Jamie Carragher believes Arteta's men will once again have to settle for the next best in May.

“Arsenal's biggest problem at the moment is their injuries,” he said. “They have managed to avoid too much disruption over the past two years, but their squad is overloaded this time.”

Chrissy Teigen has hit back at football fans who criticized her performance during the Arsenal v Ipswich Town Premier League match, wearing a Chelsea shirt, by calling critics 't***s'.

The 39-year-old model and influencer attended the match with husband, singer John Legend, and their children, but it was their post-match interview with Amazon Prime Sport that outraged fans, who wondered why they were there and what their knowledge of the sport was. .