

Despite not getting past a goalless draw, Arsenal managed to take the Premier League's top spot before Manchester City gets to play against Southampton on Sunday. The Czech goalkeeper started the match with a fantastic double save before the 20th minute, just a minute later he saved a beautiful free-kick going straight to the top corner. Then he stopped a potent header on the 32nd minute of the match, four incredible saves in just half an hour. Victor Valdes also prevented at least two clear goals, a fair point for both sides.
Talking to BBC Sport after the match, Wenger said that: "We tried. You don't win on command though. We lacked our creative potential around the box. That is part of it. At least you can have a drink on your birthday. When you win you deserve it, when you don't you need it. It is a game where you had a lot of possession but there were tired legs and you are prone to counter-attacks. You make it difficult for yourself. You have 75 per cent possession but you could have lost the game; that is modern football.
"When you are not sharp, you lack creativity in the final third. I must say, we gave everything but we did not have the legs. The energy levels were a bit down but we were intelligent enough not to lose it. We were exposed at times. When you cannot win, you must not lose. They had chances but our goalkeeper saved us. Petr Cech had a good performance in decisive phases."
He continued: "We didn't make enough from our set pieces so the first thing that comes in mind is a guy with physical presence would have helped. We have just come out of six [seven] straight wins so I wouldn't want to jump on this kind of excuse. We are used to scoring as we are an offensive team but in the end we didn't score. It's part of the Premier League. We have to find a way to be efficient when the games are like that."
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