Jamie Carragher reckons Arsenal have 'got cocky' after their draw to West Ham on Sunday.
The Gunners are locked in battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title, but dropped a crucial two points at the London Stadium.
Mikel Arteta's side looked to be cruising towards victory after goals from Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus put them 2-0 up inside 10 minutes.
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However, a reckless challenge by Gabriel Magalhaes after Thomas Partey gave the ball away opened the floodgates for an almighty capitulation.
Said Benrahma tucked home his penalty before Bukayo Saka shanked his spot-kick wide at the other end, paving the way for Jarrod Bowen to rescue a point.
But while plenty have put the result down to a lack of experience, Carragher believes it was because of the Gunners' own 'stupidity'.
Carragher calls Arsenal cocky
Speaking about the match to Sky Sports, Carragher said: "When you're in the run-in for a title, there's always that question mark against a team who haven't won it before of 'have they got the nerve?'
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"And when they lose a game like this or drop points 2-0 up last week, and again this week, have they bottled it?
"But I think it's completely the opposite because when you talk about the idea of someone getting nervous in the run-in, you can't play as well as they did in the first half an hour at Anfield, or the first half an hour of this game [West Ham]. The football was out of this world.
"The problem Arsenal have had in the last two weeks is they've got complacent, they've got cocky. That games was so easy. I couldn't believe there was a way West ham could ever get back in the game.
"The only way they could get back in the game was by Arsenal doing something stupid."
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All eyes will be on the Etihad in just over a week's time when Arsenal face Pep Guardiola's side in a potentially title-defining show-down.
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