Mikel Arteta was forced to admit that Arsenal 'struggled' after his side threw away their lead to draw 1-1 with Southampton - but he insists the Gunners learned a valuable lesson.
Arsenal took an early lead at St Mary's when Granit Xhaka converted Ben White's cross. Midway through the second half, though, Stuart Armstrong finished a slick Saints move to equalise. The Gunners looked visibly sapped of energy as they huffed and puffed for their ninth successive victory, which would've put them four points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Arsenal boss Arteta couldn't hide his frustration post-match, with the Gunners having slumped to their first top-flight draw of the season. "We had three or four good opportunities and should have scored more. We needed two or three goals, but only scored one," the Arsenal manager told BBC Sport.
