LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - The tension at the Emirates ⁠Stadium was so thick it seemed as though Arsenal's players were wading through quicksand on Saturday as they laboured to ⁠a costly defeat by Bournemouth.

Every stray pass was met with groans from the crowd while manager Mikel Arteta's face ‌was contorted with tension at times as his Premier League leaders misfired again.