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Arsenal fall to draw 0-0 although had number of chances

  His side had a number of chances in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal, but he admitted he was pleased with the performance.

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes was kept busy but Karanka believes it was a full team performance.

"I think we could have won the game but Petr Cech was the best player for Arsenal and we did a really good game today,” he explained.

"All of our players played a key part today. Our plan worked which I am really pleased about and for 95 minutes we were 150 per cent concentrating on the pitch.

"It is good to show everybody that we have a plan and now we need to look ahead to Bournemouth.

"Victor in the last two or three years with his (cruciate ligament) injury, it has been the worst moments of his life in football.

"When I signed him I told him he had to find his smile again and that was really important. He has been really good for us."

Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, rued his side’s unusual lack of creativity.

The Arsenal boss was celebrating his 67th birthday as they looked to win a seventh consecutive league game, but Valdes combined with a lack of resourcefulness in his midfielder kept the game level.

"I think I have a frustrated face and I am [frustrated],” Wenger said.

"We had a lot of the ball but a lot of the ball in a modern game is not enough to win the game.

"I felt that with 75 per cent of the possession, we did not have our usual pace and not enough sharpness in our movement.

"The first 25 minutes were quite satisfying but Middlesbrough came back in the game with a break.

"In the end we could not do enough to win it but at least we were concentrating enough not to lose it.

"We could have lost the game in the first half, we lacked a bit of creativity."

Arsenal were missing two key players, as an Achilles injury sidelined Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud suffering from a problem with his foot, but Wenger did not want to use their absence as an excuse.

"We always miss Cazorla,” he said. “At home, from deep midfield into the final third, his pass is always quick and accurate.

"We didn't make enough from our set-pieces and our crosses so of course, the first thing that comes in mind is someone with a bit more size and a physical presence could have helped.

"We have just come out of six straight wins and I would not like to use (the injuries) as an excuse. We are an offensive team and we didn't manage to score, which is frustrating.


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