M. Arteta: "We can only blame ourselves © AFP

The intrigue in the battle for the English Premier League title grew even more after last weekend.

On Sunday, London's Arsenal played a 2-2 draw against West Ham United away and now sits just four points ahead of Manchester City.

After the match, Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta stated that the team does not feel increased pressure in the crucial stage of the season.

“Our game at the start of the match shows that we really don't feel pressure. We just didn't do what was necessary to close the game when it was 2-0,”

“We didn't control West Ham after their first goal. If you concede two or three goals away from home, it becomes very difficult to think about a win. We can only blame ourselves.

We started the game impressively, but after the first mistake, it's as if we stopped. We should have aimed for a third or even a fourth goal,” Arteta said after the match.