The Gunners had been criticised after three successive defeats but Alexis Sanchez's equaliser was a sign of the hunger within the squad, according to the veteran French coach
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed the spirit of his side after they came from behind with 10-men to hold north London rivals Tottenham.
Alexis Sanchez secured a point for the Gunners after Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane had given Maurcio Pochettino's side the lead in the aftermath of Francis Coquelin's red card.
And Wenger believes that after a week in which his squad's hunger was questioned off the back of three successive defeat that his players answered some of their critics with their performance.
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"We have shown great spirit all game, I’m proud of the spirit the players have shown and the response even with 2-1 down, we went down to 10 men," he told BT Sport. "We managed to come back with at least a point.
"We have big regret, it looked like we were completely in control. Then we went down to 10 men. That’s the regret of the day. Overall, it’s difficult to take.
"Personally, I never questioned the character of this team, when you don’t win the games and you lose you have to accept that.
"You have to respond on the pitch, that’s all you can do, and I think we did that today in a very convincing way."
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