Piers Morgan wastes no time laying into Mikel Arteta and Arsenal after Tottenham loss

Piers Morgan wasted no time in criticising Mikel Arteta following Arsenal's bruising 3-0 defeat to bitter rivals Tottenham in a crucial north London derby.

The Gunners were blown away by Spurs after a nightmare first half that saw Rob Holding sent off for a "stupid" foul and Harry Kane score twice, only to concede just minutes into the second period as Heung-min Son wrapped it up.

Fans were left fuming with the disastrous result and Arsenal supporter Morgan joined them, once again lamenting the departure of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as Spurs went within a point of their old foes and could leapfrog them into fourth place by the time they next play.

A seething Morgan, whose team's Champions League ambitions were dented, tweeted: "Can Arteta-crazed Arsenal fans remind me again why I should trust a process that involves spending £250million in two years, giving our best striker to Barcelona, and losing five of our last 10 league games in a crucial run-in with nothing else to play for? I'm struggling."

Arteta refused to publicly blame his players for the loss, though, instead, taking issue with referee Paul Tierney's decision to show centre-back Holding two yellow cards in seven minutes during an awkward post-match interview to Sky Sports. "If I say what I think I am suspended for six months," the Gunners boss claimed.

"I don't know how to lie so I prefer not to say what I think. I cannot say what I think. I am not unhappy with my players. I am proud of my players. I want the referees to come in front of the camera and explain his decisions. It's a shame because such a beautiful game was destroyed today.

"The decision was made. We can't change it. The referee has to make a decision in football." Arteta,