If the joyous fans at Anfield on Wednesday celebrated as if they were witnessing a Premier League title in the making, neither Liverpool boss Arne Slot nor his players were getting carried away in what has been an outstanding season,

Surely it’s too much for Arsenal to win the Premier League title now? Not according to Mikel Arteta. “Over my dead body,” said the Arsenal manager, who came out fighting Tuesday when it was put to him that he might be ready to concede the title to Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta has refused to concede the Premier League title, despite seeing Arsenal fall 13 points behind leaders Liverpool with a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest.