London – Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal deserved respect after the Premier League leader battled to a bruising 1-1 draw with title rival Chelsea at the end of a grueling week.
Arteta’s injury-hit side salvaged a point at Stamford Bridge thanks to Mikel Merino’s header in the 59th minute.
It took everything Arsenal had to emerge unscathed after Chelsea ignored Moises Caicedo’s 38th minute red card and took the lead through Trevoh Chalobah’s 48th-minute header.
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