Mikel Arteta lost it. Arsenal's players lost it. And yet, the Premier League leaders didn't lose this game.
They drew 0-0 and getting a point out of Eddie Howe's Newcastle United is perfectly fine. It is more than Arsenal's London neighbours Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur got out of them.
Yet towards the end of this draw at the Emirates Stadium, the behaviour of Arteta and his team showed the pressure they are feeling at the top of the Premier League.
Mikel Arteta cut a fraught, agitated figure on the touchline in Arsenal's draw to Newcastle
ARSENAL'S NEXT FIVE PL FIXTURES
Tottenham (A) - Jan 15, 4:30pm
Man United (H) - Jan 22, 4:30pm
Everton (A) - Feb 4, 12:30pm
Brentford (H) - Feb 11, 3pm
Man City (H) Feb 15, 7:30pm
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In their desperation to win, they lost control.