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Wolves 2-2 Arsenal: What Arteta and Saka said

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Incredibly disappointed that we gave two points away. I think we need to fault ourselves and give credit to Wolves. But what we did in the second half was nowhere near the standard that we have to play in order to win a game in the Premier League.

"There are certain things, certain basics that today we were very far from our level, and when you don't perform you can get punished, and we got punished. We have to accept the hits because that can happen when you are on top.

"There are certain basics we have to do and we did them so poorly, one after the other. And then you have no dominance, no control in the game."

On what he has to do to not let this season slip away: "Staying very close to them and reminding them how good they are."

Arteta, speaking to Sky Sports, added: "In the league, it is the reality that we have not been consistent over the past few months. When you have a moment of difficulty, we have to show how much we want it and how good we are. We have to stand up."

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Disappointed. Not much else to say. There was a big difference in how we played in the first half and the second half. We dropped our standards and we got punished for it.

On whether nerves are creeping into the side: "Time to focus on ourselves, improve our standards and improve our performances and it is in our control."

Did you know?

  • This was the first time in the Premier League a side bottom of the table avoided defeat by the team top of the table after trailing by two goals.
  • Only Crystal Palace and West Ham (both eight) have dropped more points from winning positions in the Premier League in 2026 than Arsenal's seven, and the Gunners have failed to win from a leading position in three of their past five league games.
  • Saka scored his first goal since December, ending a run of 15 appearances for Arsenal without scoring, his longest goal drought for the club.

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