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'The bottle has been well and truly opened' or 'move on and work'?

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We asked for your views on league leaders Arsenal after they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with bottom side Wolves on Wednesday.

Here are some of your comments:

William: Without Martin Odegaard, we lack direction, inventiveness and effort. The sooner Mikel Arteta abandons his backwards, sideways technique and accepts that creativity has a role, the better.

Philip: Pathetic! Despite the depth of the squad and the versatility on offer, the team lacked imagination, drive and determination. If the club thinks a result is based on 20 minutes then this showed their naivety. The bottle has been well and truly opened and Manchester City are drinking from it. We were Tottenham in disguise!

Tai: Arsenal are trying to win and we support them even in difficult times like. Winning games will not be handed to Arsenal by any teams, so let's move on and work towards the goal at hand. One game at a time. I believe in our team and support them. Come on, Gunners, you got this!

Colin: Arsenal scored early and Wolves were all over the place. Looked like a bottom-of-the-table side. A routine Arsenal win looked odds-on but Arsenal still played in second gear, as if 1-0 was enough. Massive chance squandered.

Mark: Cruising at 2-0, then imploded. Soft centre allowing Wolves to rough us up. Bukayo Saka should have played on the wing, as Noni Madueka was non existent. Calamitous goal to concede at the end. Arsenal don't make it easy for themselves.

Doug: We need to remove the rose-tinted glasses. Manchester City are ruthless - a quality Arsenal just don't possess. So sad to see another title opportunity disappear like all the others. We've flattered to deceive for much of this season.

Darren: Absolutely bored out of my mind watching Arsenal. They break into great positions, then stop, hold it up, giving the other team time to get back into position - then we pass around and back to start again. Said it from the start, we WON'T win the league playing like this. Arteta needs to fix THAT.

Steve: Yet another very disappointing result. I can't see us winning the league playing like this. Pushing the ball from one side of the pitch to the other with no urgency whatsoever. I'm a Gooner and I must admit it's very boring to watch.

The Premier League table after Wednesday's result, showing Arsenal top by five points but with second-placed Man City having a game in hand
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