Mikel Arteta played down Theo Walcott's damning assessment of Arsenal after Southampton held the Gunners at the Emirates. Former Gunner Walcott said he could feel the "fear" from the Arsenal players on Wednesday night, which prompted the Saints to play with "arrogance". "I felt a lot of fear in Arsenal tonight to be honest," said Walcott. "They're going through a very difficult time - credit to them they got the result tonight. "But it shows how far we've come that we're very disappointed to come away without the three points.
We were going into this game with so much confidence, arrogance at times. "The Emirates has changed but I feel like they've got the right man here for the job." Responding to his former team-mate, Arteta played
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