When Granit Xhaka buried that one early on to put his side in front against Southampton, it seemed like Arsenal are going to restore their four-point lead ahead of Manchester City.However, the second half at St. Mary’s was nothing but trauma for the Gunners and their fans, as the hosts levelled the score and, eventually, drew. It could have gone the other way, though, as Gabriel Jesus had two big chances to provide the Emirates slot with a win.Is it fatigue or Southampton’s sturdiness? First draw of the season for Arteta’s menHe missed it and left his coach in despair…”Yes, I am disappointed, especially with the big chances we created, “explained Arteta in his post-match analysis.”The way we started and played the first half of the game, we should have been in a different position. But credit to Southampton as well, the way they came out for the second half. We weren’t as clean and consistent on the ball as we were in the first half.##EDITORS_CHOICE##”We started to concede a lot of long throws and set plays (which) disrupted our game. And despite that, I think we created the two biggest chances in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to win the game, unfortunately.”Arsenal are back in action on Thursday when they travel to PSV Eindhoven for the Europa League clash.
