Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are “very short” in attack and need reinforcements after they dropped more points in the title race by drawing with Aston Villa. The Gunners had been two goals to the good against Villa, but conceded twice in the space of eight second-half minutes to draw.

And then comes perhaps the most interesting answer from the press conference. When asked about the Liverpool result, he makes reference to the substitutions that were made by Arne Slot, and their impact, and then goes on to compare that to his own single change – which in the game was Raheem Sterling.

After leaders Liverpool could not draw against high-flying Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, Arsenal took full advantage 24 hours later with a 2-1 victory over rivals Tottenham in the North London derby