• Manager says his team could be mid-table given problems
• He is proud of response to red cards and injuries

Mikel Arteta has insisted he will give up on the title race “over my dead body” and suggested Arsenal could have found themselves in mid-table this season given their poor disciplinary record.

Arsenal head to third-placed Nottingham Forest on Wednesday trailing the leaders, Liverpool, by 11 points after surrendering their 15-match unbeaten Premier League run against West Ham.