Mikel Arteta's Arsenal found the basement-dwelling Wolves more difficult than expected by many at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, and those expectant fans let them hear it.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Viktor Gyökeres' critics to "leave him alone" -- despite admitting the £64 million ($86m) striker needs to start scoring.

Arteta was asked about how he keeps the complacency in check for his Arsenal players, and the response he gave to the media was actually perfect.

Arsenal are currently without Gabriel Magalhães and Cristhian Mosquera, and only just welcomed back William Saliba into the fold after the Frenchman recovered from his own injury layoff, which has seen Arteta recently deploy Christian Nørgaard at centre-back during their Champions League win over Club Brugge in midweek.

Mikel Arteta has ruled out the prospect of Gabriel Jesus leaving Arsenal in January. The 28-year-old made his long-awaited return to first-team actions as a 62nd-minute substitute in Wednesday's 3-0 Champions League win at Club Brugge.

Mikel Arteta has called for patience with Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri amid the playmaker's lack of game time this season. The 18-year-old had been hailed as the Gunners' brightest academy talent in recent years but this term,

Mikel Arteta is grateful for Arsenal's late reaction in a vital win against Wolves. Arsenal 2-1 Wolves: Highlights. Available to UK users only.