More Odegaard

Odegaard was also asked about the title race – but reiterated that his side “don’t care” about the other teams at the top of the table.

He added: “We have to focus on ourselves. We don’t worry about the other teams (in the title race).

“We did a lot of good things. We need to do more and put the ball in the box more times.

“Maybe be a little more direct and aggressive. We could have won in the end.

“It’s a very long way to go. We’ve said hundreds of times that we have to continue game by game.”

“We were a little careless”

Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard said his team “dominated” the match and was “frustrated not to win”.

The Dane told Sky Sports: “We dominated most of the game. The first half wasn’t great. We were a bit sloppy and lacked energy and power.

“The second half was much better. It’s frustrating not to win. We were close to the goal in the end.

“They’re a good team. They know how to defend. A solid block. We didn’t do enough today.

“We need to learn from this and come back immediately for the next one.”

Gunners must find a touch of goal

With a few matches coming up that the manager would consider very winnable, the Gunners need to start finding the back of the net more.

This has started to cost them points, which they cannot afford.

The Spanish manager will have to regroup and get his players running at full capacity again.