Why Mikel Arteta was absolutely furious with Thomas Partey during Arsenal draw vs Chelsea

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Arsenal’s winless run in the Premier League continued on match day 11 against Chelsea.

In an action packed London derby, the points were shared as a 1-1 draw played out at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal went ahead twice in the game, with Kai Havertz’s first half goal being ruled out for offside before Gabriel Martinelli scored the true opener after the interval. 

Sadly for Mikel Arteta’s side, the lead only lasted 10 minutes as Pedro Neto fired in Chelsea’s equaliser to level the scoreline. 

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Mikel Arteta was not happy with Thomas Partey

It was another frustrating outing for Arsenal, who extended their winless run in the league to four games.

The draw sees the gap between the Gunners and the summit at nine points heading into the international break, which doesn’t make for pleasant reading for Arteta’s title hopes. 

A thought to the title race wasn’t the only unpleasantry that the manager experienced at the Bridge, as Arteta was spotted showing anger towards Thomas Partey. 

Sky Sports reporter Oliver Yew noted the Spaniard’s frustration, saying, “Mikel Arteta throws his arms up in frustration as Palmer skips past Partey again.

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“The Arsenal midfielder has fallen for the Palmer drop of the shoulder a couple of time already this afternoon.”

From the off, it seemed as though Arteta had instructed Partey to man mark Cole Palmer, who had a relatively quiet evening thanks to Arsenal’s efforts.

That being said, Partey did not have his finest game of the season, reinforcing why the manager was unimpressed with the midfielder’s inability to read Palmer’s game.

Missed chance for Arsenal against Chelsea

The result was a disappointing one for Arsenal, who had the chance to win the game at the death.

Partey’s mishaps with Palmer weren’t the only thing that would have upset Arteta on the evening, with a lot of frustrating factors coming from the performance. 

Things could have been better and could have been worse however, that doesn’t change that a draw was not enough for the Gunners.

A lot of work needs to be done to restore full confidence after the international break to get things back on track and attempt to reach the heights of last term.

Match day 11 ends with Arteta’s side in fourth, level on points with Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Brighton.