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Lewis Pangratiou

Arsenal taunted by Southampton star as Mikel Arteta's Champions League worries thicken

Arsenal have been mocked by Southampton star Nathan Redmond following the Gunners' defeat at St Mary's on Saturday, as revealed on social media site Tik Tok.

Jan Bednarek's goal just before half-time for the Saints secured a 1-0 win for the hosts, and inflicted more misery on the north Londoners, who have suffered a further setback in their hopes to secure a top-four finish this season.

Arsenal were thought to be in the driving seat for Champions League football just two weeks ago, but defeat in each of their last three games has completely altered proceedings. The recent string of poor results for the Gunners means that Tottenham now occupy fourth, whilst Manchester United have also climbed above Mikel Arteta's side into fifth on goal difference - although the north London outfit do have a game in hand on both of their major top-four rivals.

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The Gunners seem to be massively struggling without two of their key competitors, Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey, both of whom look to have played their last game this season. With Takehiro Tomiyasu also still out, Arteta's squad has been stretched very thin.

And now, to make matters just that little bit worse, they've been taunted by Redmond, who has jokingly claimed that they're not actually any good. In a video posted to TikTok, one-time England international Redmond was asked by a fan how he felt after the victory over Arsenal. "It's alright," he said, as seen in the Daily Mail. He then joked: "They're not very good."

Although it's still unknown whether he knew he was being recorded or not, his words are likely to anger Arsenal players and fans alike. The Gunners just have to do their best to ignore them and try to win against Chelsea on Wednesday.

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