Arteta 'amazed' by red card and thinks Arsenal deserved the win
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Mikel Arteta kept his emotions in check in the press conference following Arsenal's draw with Brighton but he could not hide his frustration at Declan Rice's red card.
Rice's red card for time wasting when he nudged the ball away from Joel Veltman saw the Gunners play the majority of the second half with ten men.
Arsenal dropped points for the first time this season and Arteta has previously said that his team would need to be nearly perfect to beat Manchester City to the Premier League title.
"A very emotional afternoon. We started well, created three or four chances that we didn鈥檛 convert." Arteta said.
"After that we had a period of some issues, especially with the ball and regaining the ball.
"We lost it in some difficult areas and lacked some continuity and dominance in that period. We scored a really good goal in a moment where we took advantage of the opponent.
"Then we go to half time, we come back, we are really strong.
"Then the referee makes a decision that changes the course of the game. And still like this with 10 men, the team reacts unbelievably well, the stadium reacts unbelievably well and probably we should have won the game."