Mikel Arteta gets it wrong, Declan Rice injury reality and Man City bask in Arsenal frustration

Arsenal came away from the North London Derby disappointed to have only secured a point but the performance of both sides determined it could have been even less. The Gunners were second best in the second period and individual and collective performances failed to deliver.

Mikel Arteta features amongst a number of winners and losers on the day as football.london takes a look at who comes out of Sunday's game with their head held high and who is facing scrutiny in the wake of such a high-pressure affair. Those both in and outside of the game feature amongst the list as the title race hopes for Arsenal take a significant hit and not for the first time this season.

Winners

Two big contributions in yet another North London Derby highlighted again how key Bukayo Saka is to this Arsenal side. The fact of the matter is it was hardly his best game and that goes for the majority of the team, but you cannot ignore those contributions.

He was taken off at the end of the game after another kicking session from his opponents.Every time he falls to the floor there’s concern of injury but he has worked hard to become resilient and recover quickly from any minor knocks.

After losing so many key players to injury and losing more in the game like Declan Rice, it should come as no surprise how quickly these things can happen. Now Arsenal need to rely on the players like Saka to stay in it.

Four points is now the gap with the league leaders who continue to win and will themselves be without their top defensive midfielder after Rodri’s sending-off against Nottingham Forest. Arsenal are one point worse off than they were last season at the same stage having played one more of the ‘Big Six’ compared to the previous campaign.

But without a doubt,