Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal made some crucial mistakes during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea.

The Gunners fought back from two goals down to rescue a point after strikes from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard cancelled out Cole Palmer’s first half penalty and Mykhailo Mudryk’s wonder goal in the second period.

Chelsea were however, dominant throughout the game, especially in the first half, and probably should have scored more goals.

After the game, Arteta spoke about his side’s display, and insisted they were too complacent in dealing with Chelsea’s players.

“I think what went wrong was the start of the game. We didn’t play with enough purpose and clarity,” Arteta said after the game.

“We were just moving the ball without the intention to threaten them. That’s a really dangerous thing to do against teams like Chelsea.

“Then we didn’t win enough duels and in tight areas when we had them they escaped from that and they attacked open spaces and they are really dangerous things to do.

“Credit to them as well because they are a top side full of top players and you have to acknowledge that. If we don’t have those two things then we’re an average team.

“When we changed that and we changed the level after 20, 25 minutes, especially in the second half then it’s a different game. We became a much better team even though we conceded the second goal and it’s a disappointment.

“The way the team reacted to the second goal is phenomenal from the players on the pitch and the players on the bench thinking how the hell am I going to change this game. I loved that.

“I really liked as well going into the dressing room and it’s really quiet, after drawing 2-2 with Chelsea and coming back from 2-0 down, because I know that they wanted more. That’s the positive.”