Arteta: 'Spurs defeat hurts a lot. We know what the derby means'

Mikel Arteta says his side wasted a great chance to get back on track. However, he can't fault the effort as the players showed "personality".

The boss then goes on to list the scoring opportunities the Gunners had and concedes they need that killer pass to make things happen.

"Yeah, it hurts a lot," Arteta told the club's website after the game. "Obviously we know what the derby means to all of us, including our fans. We had a great opportunity to put some momentum in.

   "I think the performance overall shows the character that this team has at the moment, the personality that we showed, the way we've played, all the situations that we generated. But as well, who we are at the moment - we concede two shots on target and we lost the game.

   "I think we had 53 crosses into the box. It's an incredible number. The situations that we generated were very clear. It was missing that final link, that final touch, that one v one with Auba, that header - I have a lot in my memory.

"At the end, in the opponents' box, we are not ruthless enough when we had the chances and then we conceded two goals."

Arsenal put in a lacklustre performance once again. While numbers say the Gunners dominated the game, they did not have any clear-cut chances and Tottenham fully deserved their three points.