Arsenal are going to must navigate the strain of the title race with simply 9 matches left of their bid to win a primary league title since 2004.

And when requested by BBC Sport if they’ve needed to go to a different stage with their work on set-pieces because of the work different sides are doing, Arteta agreed.

“Sure however each crew is to be honest,” he mentioned. “Look the place they’re when it comes to the quantity of objectives that they rating.

“We hadn’t scored set-pieces for a couple of weeks now, however we scored so many in open play.

“In the present day was an possibility to attain from this type of state of affairs. We have performed it so nicely and we conceded as nicely.”

Chelsea have been beginning to develop into the sport earlier than Timber’s essential purpose, whereas they wanted goalkeeper David Raya to supply some wonderful saves to disclaim the sixth-placed Blues a degree.

“I did not assume there was an terrible lot between the 2 groups, however Arsenal got here out on high and at this stage of the season that is very important, is not it?,” added Arteta’s former Everton team-mate Osman.

“In case your strengths are pacy broad males that create issues on a regular basis, you give them the ball on a regular basis.

“In case your energy is set-pieces, you attempt to win set-pieces and rating from them they usually’re superb at it, very efficient.

“And in the end that was that was the distinction between the groups, however Arsenal will not care as a result of it is one other three factors.”

In line with Osman, Arsenal may be criticised for his or her type of play and are sometimes in comparison with title winners of the previous but when they win the title, that’s all that issues.

“Many individuals watching wish to see stunning soccer or purists wish to see open play nice objectives again to entrance.” he mentioned.

“That is not how soccer’s all the time performed. Soccer is about being efficient in each penalty areas, discovering a means.

“I feel no matter occurs in between may be pleasing, may be pleasurable, may be thrilling.

“However in the end, it is much less vital than what occurs in each penalty areas as a result of that is the place video games are gained and misplaced.”