Mikel Arteta was left disappointed after Arsenal “dropped standards” in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace.
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Arsenal Crystal Palace 2-2 draw
Arsenal took the lead in the third minute through a header from Jakub Kiwior, but Eberechi Eze equalized in the 27th with a well-taken volley from Adam Wharton’s corner.
Leandro Trossard then restored Arsenal’s advantage three minutes before the break.
However, in the 83rd minute, Jean-Philippe Mateta capitalised on a mistake by William Saliba, firing in from 30 yards as David Raya scrambled back toward his goal.
The draw leaves Liverpool on the brink of winning the Premier League.
Arsenal “dropped standards”
Arteta did not mince his words in discussing the manner of their performance.
“We dropped our standards today and credit to Crystal Palace,” he said.
“We struggled to find consistency in the game, we gave the ball away in simple ways and we were late in everything we did. I am disappointed.”
“We didn’t find enough consistency in actions to dominate the game. It’s part of football and cost us two points.”
Meanwhile, Arteta also acknowledged what the draw meant ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain next Tuesday.
“We have spoke about avoiding our focus being elsewhere. We have enough time to prepare for PSG but today we didn’t deliver enough rights to win the game,” he added.
“It is nice to have long gap, we need it and we need players back to full strength.”
“It can be difficult. In many aspects of the game we should have done better today.”
