West Brom 3 Arsenal 1

A 5-0 victory over Lincoln to reach the FA Cup semi-finals has not eased the pressure on Wenger, but he would not be drawn on his decision when asked about it during his press conference ahead of Saturday’s trip to West Bromwich Albion.

The Gunners did rally quickly after falling behind through Alexis Sanchez’s 18th league goal of the campaign but this was completely overshadowed by their vulnerability at the back.

But there was nothing to cheer for the 20-year-old as Arsenal crumbled to a 3-1 defeat away to West Brom at the Hawthorns.

Will this spell prove the end for Wenger at Arsenal?

“We knew who their danger-men were and we failed to stop them which is really disappointing”.

“I don’t think that’s enough”.

Fans have repeatedly called for Wenger’s resignation, and a small plane carrying a banner behind it, displayed another message to illustrate their discontent.

Both arrived in London in the summer, with Xhaka joining from Borussia Monchengladbach while Kante joined the Premier League leaders from defending champions Leicester City.

Arsenal have now lost four of their last five league games for the first time in Wenger’s 21 seasons and are looking increasingly likely to finish outside the top four – something that hasn’t happened since the Frenchman took over. But if you were to listen to what he said postmatch, he knows what his future holds.

Arsenal fell behind in the 12th minute in central England when Dawson rose above Laurent Koscielny to glance in his first header from Nacer Chadli’s corner.

Hal Robson-Kanu scored with his second touch of the game, just 75 seconds after coming off the bench.

They also lost Petr Cech to injury and replacement David Ospina was at fault for Robson-Kanu’s goal after colliding with Hector Bellerin.

Pulis’ side nearly had a third moments later as Robson-Kanu raced through on goal, Ospina had looked hesitant but eventually saved the shot, with Chadli’s rebound being cleared.

“Surely somebody has told them before the game you need to be very careful, McAuley, Dawson, they are monsters at set-pieces”.

“We will respect them”.

Arsene Wenger has claimed that Francis Coquelin can be compared to N’Golo Kante because the two midfielder possess similar styles of play.