Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has expressed disappointment following his side’s 1-1 draw against Fulham on Sunday which ended their four-game win streak.
Raul Jimenez brilliant strike gave the Cottagers the lead before William Saliba scored from a Kai Havertz flick as the Gunners scored from yet another set-piece.
The Gunners thought they grabbed a late winner through Bukayo Saka but the goal was ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside on Gabriel Martinelli in the buildup.
“I’m gutted that we didn’t win it, because I think we deserved to win from the beginning to the end. We did almost everything that we had to do to win it.
“But this is the quality of the opposition, with one chance they score a goal. And then the margins of the league as well. For millimetres, we could have been sitting here with three points after a really strong and dominant performance against a really good team”, Arteta said after the match.
They dominated the match but struggled to create much from open play. They piled pressure on the Cottagers defence and when they were through on goal, German goalkeeper Bernd Leno was equal to the task.
“You cannot cry about it. That’s the beauty of this league too. The beauty of this team too is how they are able to play today, even in these circumstances and against good opposition. I’m really happy for that”, he added.
Mikel Arteta side failed to capitalize and close the gap between them and leaders, Liverpool who had their game against Everton on Saturday postponed due to storm.
“That’s the quality of the opposition. We cannot feel sorry for ourselves. We have to stand up for ourselves. We had a really good performance against a really good side. Normally you don’t see these kinds of games here”, he continued.
Arsenal are back in action on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League when they play host to French side AS Monaco.
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