Arsenal must move on from Saints draw, says Wojciech Szczesny

Wojciech Szczesny has urged Arsenal to move on and forget the disappointment of their draw at Southampton on Tuesday.

The north Londoners had taken a 2-1 lead in the second half after goals from Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla cancelled out Jose Fonte’s header.

It is very tight, but it doesn’t matter who is top of the league now

Wojciech Szczesny

But Adam Lallana stroked home shortly after to earn Mauricio Pochettino’s men a point at St Mary’s and dent Arsenal’s title bid.

Manchester City and Chelsea could move above the Gunners if they win their games in hand on Wednesday night.

But goalkeeper Szczesny insists that Arsene Wenger’s men must focus solely on themselves and forget about the fortunes of their rivals.

“It is very tight, but it doesn’t matter who is top of the league now,” Szczesny told Arsenal Player. “We have been there for quite a while but what matters is who finishes top in mid-May.

“We want to focus on our next game against Crystal Palace, get the three points there and then we have a very hard run. We will have to be at our very best so we have to leave [the Southampton game] behind us and move on as quickly as possible.

“We will go into this period with plenty of confidence and we hope to show people what we are made of.”