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'We put the handbrake on'

Despite scoring the opening goal in the first ten minutes, we had to settle for just a point at home to Crystal Palace on Monday night, and Mikel Arteta was a frustrated man at the final whistle.

Speaking to Arsenal Media after the 2-2 draw, he said: "We managed to score the goal, and we were in control. And then our level dropped.

"We had no composure on the ball, we started to give the ball away too easily, we didn't have any sequences in our passes, we wanted to attack in one or two passes and the distances were too big.