The Gunners struggled against the Canaries on Sunday afternoon, who held them to a 1-1 draw courtesy of a Lewis Grabban first half strike which cancelled out Mesut Ozil’s opener.
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His impact and Drogba’s fantastic numbers won’t help the perception of the league, as the former was little more than a bench player with Juventus before his move and the latter scored just four goals in his last Premier League season, per WhoScored.com.
Crystal Palace paid less than £5m, while the big guns of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea all shelled out more than £11m. “If they get back into the top four it will prove nothing more than how poorly the top teams are doing”. Arsene Wenger’s side are fourth on the table with 27 points – two points behind joint-leaders Manchester City and Leicester City.
Wenger saw his “jaded” side miss the chance to cash in against Norwich, who are 16th in the table, following Saturday’s draw between Leicester and Manchester United.
Former Chelsea and Norwich striker Chris Sutton believes that Arsenal can not win the Premier League this season, as per BBC Sport.
Injuries to Laurent Koscielny and Alexis Sanchez deepened Arsenal’s gloom and they are out to 10-3 to win the title. Instead they are fourth and have squandered five points which could prove decisive in the end.
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West Ham and West Brom also collected a point apiece following their 1-1 scoreline at Upton Park. “They have also allowed Tottenham back into the dogfight and given belief to Liverpool they might still have a chance”.
