'Show your teeth': Arteta calls on Arsenal players to dig in after Chelsea draw

11/10/2024 03:43 PM

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A disappointed Mikel Arteta told his players to "show their teeth" and said he was praying they remain injury-free during the international break after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea that meant Arsenal lost further ground in the title race.

Arsenal, who have fallen nine points behind Liverpool at the top of the table, missed an opportunity to get their campaign back on track during a tense encounter at Stamford Bridge. Arteta's side, in fourth place after squandering eight points from winning positions this season, could not hold on after going ahead through Gabriel Martinelli, Pedro Neto ­levelling for Chelsea and lifting them to third.