Arsenal's 96th-minute corner routine vs Brighton is one of the worst we have ever seen

Arsenal‘s hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four have taken a battering over the past week or so.

On Monday, Mikel Arteta’s side were beaten 3-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, a game which also saw Thomas Partey pick up a potentially season-ending thigh injury.

The onus was on the team to bounce back in their home fixture against Brighton on Saturday, but Arsenal slipped to yet another soul-crushing defeat.

Graham Potter’s side won 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard and the superb Enock Mwepu.

Arsenal barely threatened going forward throughout the match and the team’s late goal from Martin Odegaard only went in because the ball took a significant deflection off of Danny Welbeck.

Odegaard’s strike did give the Gunners hope of salvaging a draw in stoppage-time, but they were predictably unable to find a second.

Arsenal didn’t exactly help themselves either. In the 96th-minute of play, the north London outfit were awarded a corner and they had every player in the box – including goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

But instead of hurling the ball into the area for the big men to attack, Odegaard and second half substitute Nicolas Pepe tried to be clever and it backfired quite spectacularly.

Odegaard passed the ball to the Ivorian winger on the edge of the box and, for some unknown reason, the £72 million flop decided to give it back, despite the fact his teammate was in an offside position.

Check out the epic stoppage-time fail from Arsenal here…

Arsenal's 96th-min corner v Brighton…

Must be one of the worst in history? pic.twitter.com/mBo91Ya8Ht

How bad is that?! A snippet of action that perfectly sums up Arsenal since the conclusion of the March international break.

The Gunners have