We played without purpose – Arteta reacts to Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea

<p>Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has claimed his players did not show purpose during the first half of their 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.</p>, <p>The Gunners went behind to a Cole Palmer penalty, after the referee deemed William Saliba to have handled the ball.</p>, <p>Mykhailo Mudryk doubled the Blues’ lead with a cross-shot that looped over David Raya.</p>, <p>However, Arteta’s men earned a point, thanks to goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard.</p>, <p>“We played without enough purpose in the first half. I didn’t like it.</p>, <p>“Credit to the players and the team that we faced. We created the biggest problems for ourselves.</p>, <p>“If we cannot win, we don’t have to lose. We’ll take some learnings from the game,” Arteta said after the game.</p>