Arsenal will concede title "over my dead body" - Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta said he would concede the Premier League title to Liverpool "over my dead body" as he insisted Arsenal can still be crowned champions.

The Gunners head to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday 11 points adrift of Liverpool following the Reds' weekend victory at Manchester City, a day after Arteta's side slumped to a 1-0 loss against West Ham at the Emirates.

Following the defeat to the Hammers - after which he criticised his players for failing to reach the standards required to end the club's 21-year wait for the title - Arteta conceded the championship race was no longer in his hands.

But speaking on the eve of Arsenal's trip to third-placed Forest, the Spaniard said: "I'm not going to stop, over my dead body.

"If I think that way, I'll go home. Mathematically, it's possible. You are there. You have to play every game. Suddenly, three days ago, we could close the gap to five points. It doesn't matter. We have to continue to go.

"The difficulty is higher than it was. But if you want to win the the Premier League, you're going to have to do something special. You're probably going to have to do something that nobody else has done in the history of the Premier League."

Arsenal's bid to win the title has been derailed by a series of injuries, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus out for the season. Bukayo Saka is due to return next month having been sidelined since December, while Gabriel Martinelli is also currently unavailable.

Captain Martin Odegaard missed 12 games with an ankle injury earlier in the campaign, while Arsenal have also battled suspensions. Five players have been sent off in their 26 league games so far.

The Gunners have been Liverpool's closest challengers this season, and have progressed to the last 16 of