Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger Admits Title Win Will Be 'Very Difficult' After Defeat To 'Sharper' Tottenham Hotspur

2-1 defeat deals terminal blow to Gunners' title hopes...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted that Tottenham Hotspur were the better side in the Gunners' 2-1 defeat at White Hart Lane and that it will be "very, very difficult" for his side to win the Premier League.

Goals from Danny Rose and Gareth Bale were enough to give Spurs their first league win over the Gunners since 1999.

Nicklas Bendtner pulled one back for Arsenal late on, but Wenger was brutally honest in his post match assessment of a damaging defeat.

"Our job is to fight and we will do that," Wenger told Sky Sports.

"It will be difficult, yes, now of course. We'll continue to fight but it makes it very difficult.

"As long as it's not mathematically impossible it is not impossible. But even if they [Chelsea] drop points we are far [behind]."

"We played against a Spurs team who defended very well, they were always sharp on the counter attack.

"We had to take massive gambles, they were sharp, they were sharper than us."

Wenger was disappointed with the manner in which his team conceded the opening goal - a 30 yard volley from Rose, his first senior goal.

"I believe that we should never have conceded the corner," said Wenger.

Thomas Vermaelen limped off with an injury, which his boss was coy on.

"It’s a calf strain, difficult to say," said Wenger.

Wenger was also pleased with the impact Robin van Perise had on his return to the first team fold after five months out.

He said: "He looked sharp and dangerous. When he came on he transformed our game."