Mikel Arteta says he was ‘killing himself’ watching Arsenal’s limp first-half performance at Anfield and insisted they must be better to clinch the title from Liverpool next year.
The Gunners could not handle the champions in the opening stages and fell behind to two goals in as many minutes — but fought back after the break to claim a valuable point despite Mikel Merino’s red card, their sixth of the season.
But Arteta said: ‘We had a reaction but I hate reaction, I like action. Especially if we want to be there winning trophies, there is going to be a moment where you win it or you don’t.