Arsenal dodged a serious stumble on Saturday, leaning on two Wolves own goals — including a dramatic stoppage-time gift — to grind out a 2-1 win over the Premier League’s bottom club and move five points clear of Manchester City.

It was far from convincing. Mikel Arteta admitted his side struggled badly for fluency and should have put the game to bed much earlier. Still, he insisted the chaotic nature of the win could yet prove valuable.

“That gives you the belief that regardless of how the game goes, you can always find a solution to win it," Arteta told TNT Sports .

“But now we’re going to have a clean week. We need to start to train certain aspects slowly, because if you don’t train them, you start to deteriorate a little bit."

The first half was alarmingly blunt from Arsenal. The

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