“Very frustrating we haven't won with the dominance and the chances we had in the first half. We gave the ball away out of nothing. Gave a foul away. We had them in the second half, you could feel they were really fatigued,” Arteta said.
“It was the threat in the final 25 metres to make something happen. They didn't want to play. You come here and you want to win the game. Today, it is frustration.”
Critics were quick to say the draw spelt the unofficial end of Arsenal's hopes of winning their first league title since 2004.
“You've got to have cutting edge, cutting edge is very important,” former United captain Roy Keane said on Sky Sports. “Forget Liverpool and we'll be all right.”