28th August, 13.10pm
After watching his side labour to a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves on the opening day, courtesy of a last-minute equaliser from Tosun - having played 3 defenders and 6 DMs - he watches helplessly as his side fall to a pathetic 3-0 defeat at St Mary's. Due to the bank holiday weekend, Evertonians are forced to wait an extra 24 hours for the axe to fall.
With the transfer window closed, and our only signings being jobbers Alfie Mawson, Ryan Cresswell and Xherdan Shaqiri for a combined total of 200m for some reason, a state of emergency is declared in L4. With nobody decent available, Arteta is drafted in as manager.
Arteta fails to stop the rot. Everton go down. Liverpool reign supreme and Reds, up and down the continent, focus more on our relegation than their own successes.
Alterntively (Mosh!) if you choose to sack him at lunchtime on 14 May 2018, the above scenario MAY be averted.