It’s incredibly difficult to come out of a draw from such a promising position positively. And yet, with the season the Gunners are having and the four-point gap, for now, that exists between themselves and Manchester City it is perhaps key to provide some context and listen to the encouragement from those within the club.
The league remains in the Gunners' hands and a win against Manchester City, no matter what they do with their game in hand, would restore a sizeable buffer with few games to go. However, there remains a greater focus before then, namely Southampton.
Before the Gunners hosted Man City in the league at the Emirates Stadium they failed to win the two preceding games, drawing with Brentford after a defeat to Everton. Losing Thomas Partey in the build-up only made things worse and the lack of momentum perhaps showed in an error-strewn display.
