Arsene Wenger congratulates Southampton after 4-0 thrashing of Arsenal

Arsene Wenger credited Southampton following their impressive 4-0 win over Arsenal, as his side failed to secure the three points that would have taken them top of the Premier League table.

He told BT Sport 1: "We lost too many challenges, they were sharper than us and we were a bit unlucky as well.

"I think the first goal was the first shot on goal and it found the top corner and I think the second goal was a foul on (Laurent) Koscielny, but the ref didn't see it and after that we were exposed on the counter-attack.

"It's a disappointing result, but you have to say well done Southampton.

"Many challenges we were second best, but the referee let a lot go as well and when you are not dominant that's the kind of price you have to pay.

"I've said many times, it's down to consistency to fight in every single game and find the resources to produce a top-level performance in every single game.

"Today was a very, very, very physical game and you could see this team, they tried for life and when they scored the first goal you could see it was going to be a very difficult game."