Mikel Arteta told of his “disappointment and frustration” after Arsenal were denied a win by an injury-time Sunderland goal at the Stadium of Light. A 94th-minute strike from the substitute Brian Brobbey claimed a point for the home side, who moved up to third place in the table.

“It’s not a nice feeling,” said Arteta. “It’s disappointment and frustration, because we wanted the three points. We had to navigate through a tough game. We knew that. [They were] very disruptive. We had to deal with situations that were obviously difficult to deal with.”

The former Arsenal academy player Dan Ballard had opened the scoring during a first half that had seemingly unsettled the visitors; asked how he felt when Arsenal’s club-record run of eight clean sheets was ended, Arteta said: “A pain in my tummy, because I don’t want to concede any goals.” His side improved after the break and took the lead through goals from Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard.

Arteta said of Sunderland’s opener: “We conceded a goal that was not in our standards, but after that, the team reacted really well, showed a lot of personality and courage. Scored the first goal, scored the second goal,...