Mikel Arteta has bemoaned Arsenal’s unacceptable “standards” shown against Chelsea, calling on his players to step up and “show their teeth” as he prayed that their “nightmare” injury problems finally begin to ease.
The Gunners were held to an entertaining 1-1 draw by their London rivals at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with Gabriel Martinelli’s opening effort on the hour mark swiftly cancelled out by Pedro Neto’s first Premier League goal for Chelsea before a last-gasp chance for Leandro Trossard to win the game went begging.
