Mikel Arteta faced the media after Arsenal’s narrow but vital win over Brighton away from home.
William Saliba missed the game after a twisted ankle, with more updates yet to come on the Frenchman’s status, but he was sorely missed. Bukayo Saka gave the Gunners the lead against the run of play, striking the ball from outside the box and a deflection caught out Bart Verbruggen.
Arsenal faced a barrage from Brighton throughout and hung on. Kai Havertz’s arrival changed the game for the visitors and helped retake much of the control that was lacking for so much of the game.
You can hear everything Arteta had to say on all that and much more with **football.london's** lead Arsenal writer **Tom Canton** in our live blog below.
21:58Tom Canton
Very difficult, but we tried hard. We tried to keep the ball moving.
We tried to create chances. These types of opponents you can only punish them.
21:54Tom Canton
I ask one question. Did you see a Premier League game, a goalkeeper going down three times.
We should focus on our performance, we cannot control these types of things. I made my point before the game.
21:53Tom Canton
There was only one team who tried to play football today.
21:53Tom Canton
Think statistics never lie. We conceded one shot on goal. We weren't that effective.
In the final third we should have created more chances.
21:52Tom Canton
Tom Canton
Hello and welcome to our **football.london** post-match press conference live blog.
Our Arsenal reporter, **Tom Canton,** is at the Amex Stadium to get Mikel Arteta's reaction to the clash with Brighton.