On a strong showing after the break: "It is a big challenge for us to play consistently with this intensity. We are [currently] only able to play [like this] in phases of the game. We have to improve and get fitter. We have to be mentally ready to play intensely for 90 minutes.

An early goal from Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri was cancelled out by a penalty from Joao Pedro as Brighton & Hove Albion held the misfiring Gunners to a 1-1 Premier League draw on Saturday that dented the visitors' title hopes.