"Of course we were disappointed to not win against Derby County yesterday, though we'd disagree with those who are already writing off our season just because we dropped two points. We're unbeaten at home this season and until yesterday, had a one hundred per cent home record. Our unbeaten record remains intact at least."

"I suppose the other comfort we can take is that when you are on a winning streak, the longer it goes on the harder it becomes to accept it when you finally do end that run. Now we must aim to start a new winning streak and we have the talent to do that."

"It was a really hard game and we all found it frustrating. I nearly scored at one point but it wasn't to be and they also had some decent chances. We should have done better but no team can win every match they play. Well now it's back to training tomorrow. It's been funny at training recently because Marc Overmars named Steve Bould in his Fantasy XI on his site here at icons. A few of the lads caught wind of this and have all been sending up Tony Adams and Martin Keown about it, asking why they never got named."

"There are some tough matches to come for Arsenal so we'll need to be at our best to keep up with Manchester United over the coming months. But you haven't heard the last of us yet, I can assure you."