Arsenal squandered an opportunity to close the gap on Premier League-leading Liverpool on Saturday as the Gunners drew 1-1 with struggling Brighton & Hove Albion.
The North London side scored the opening goal at the Amex Stadium thanks to a lovely run along the right flank by 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, in just his second top-flight start.
But the visitors couldn't capitalise on their superiority on the ball, and were pegged back just after the hour mark after Joao Pedro converted a controversial penalty call.
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The Gunners instead had to walk away with just a single point, leavinf them five behind leaders Liverpool, and manager Mikel Arteta did not shy away from his frustrations.
“I’m disappointed because we wanted to win the game," he told Sky Sports "We started the game with good actions and a good goal.
"We knew it was going to be a challenging game. We gave too many balls away in the second half and we’re very disappointed with the penalty.
"I’ve never seen that in my life – and [William] Saliba touches the ball. [It wasn’t one] for me, no.We’re playing every three days. I understand how much we want to [win].
"But in terms of the quality and the consistency and doing the simple things right against a competitive team, we didn’t do enough today.”