Walcott: Arsenal needs more to win the title

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He added: “So finally, I lost against Arsenal”.

The latest frustrating chapter came on Saturday lunchtime as Juan Mata deservedly put the hosts ahead, only for substitute Olivier Giroud to cancel it out in the 89th minute to earn Arsenal a fortuitous 1-1 draw. This team at the moment are the unluckiest team in the Premier League. “But if you see Burnley, Stoke, Arsenal [all draws], if you have six more points which we totally deserved, where would we be?” Nathan Ake’s 26th-minute header was enough for Eddie Howe’s team to grab all three points and its first league win in four matches. I can only explain the work that my team did. “We have lots of young players and older players”, he reflected. We were phenomenal from a defensive point of view, the way we controlled their counter attack, and with the ball we played quality football, scored a fantastic goal and we had chances to kill the game. How long is Mauricio (Pochettino) with Tottenham?

“Chelsea and Liverpool don’t play in Europe”. We were lucky to share the point with them. We are in a very hard Premier League.

“I know because I’ve watched on video a few times but I don’t want to say whether it was a mistake or not because he is a good ref”.

Slowly, United picked up the pace and with 21 minutes remaining they made the breakthrough. Then when we had the ball we were very comfortable. “We have to pick ourselves up, we are pleased with the performance but not with the result”. We have shown steel, we want style as well but we had more steel than style today. “He is right”, said Jones to ManUtd.com and other reporters.

“Was it fatigue or a mental switch-on problem after the global break?” I have a very good feeling with Andre Mariner.

“I’m disappointed for my position in their goal, so personally I’m very disappointed”.

Walcott acknowledged the team didn’t play as well as they have previously this season, but that they proved again that can still manage to get results and points.

And Mourinho seemed on the point of spontaneous combustion when the referee, Andre Marriner, chose to give Nacho Monreal the benefit of the doubt in the 35th minute for appearing to haul down Antonio Valencia in the box.