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The managerial rivals met on Wednesday night as Milan hosted Fabregas's Como at San Siro. with the pair exchanging hugs and smiles before kick off.

Arsenal should be braced for accusations they are “bottle jobs” in the wake of a disappointing 2-2 draw at Wolves.

The Gunners were two goals in front after strikes from Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie, but Hugo Bueno pulled one back for the hosts before debutant Tom Edozie scored a last-gasp equaliser.

Arsenal are now five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, but Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in hand.

Speaking on Sky Sports, former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson said the mentality of Mikel Arteta’s side is going to come in for intense scrutiny in the season run-in.

“You can’t play in second gear. When it went 2-2, for the last three minutes there was an urgency, they didn’t have that [before Wolves’ equaliser]. You can’t play like that. Every game is a cup final until the end.

“You’ve got to play at a high tempo. If Arsenal play at a high tempo, Wolves can’t live with them. But to play the way they played, and it’s slow and lazy, and they are giving the ball away, then Wolves are always going to be in the game.

“That could come back to bite them. That is really, really disappointing tonight. It [criticism] is going come on full blast now – being ‘bottle jobs’, ‘melting’. It's full-on now.”

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was critical of his side’s performance.

“Extremely disappointed with the result and the way the game ended, but we have to blame ourselves,” he said. “In the second half we didn’t show anything close to the standards required in this league to win.

“It was one moment after another. Even though we scored the second goal, we never had control of the game — that’s the reality.”

Arsenal have now won only three of their last eight Premier League matches.

“Disappointed. Not much else to say,” Saka said. “There was a big difference between our first half and second half performances. We dropped our standards and were punished for it.

“It’s time to focus on ourselves, raise our standards and improve our performances. It’s in our control.”

Arteta said his team have to accept every criticism that comes their way and need to bounce back against Tottenham on Sunday.

He added: “That’s credit obviously to Wolves, they can’t be underestimated. It’s very basic things and simple things that today we did really wrong and that’s why we had the feeling without conceding much, when the game is open that kind of thing can happen.

“Any question, criticism, opinion, you have to take it on the chin today. That’s it. Any bullet, take it because we didn’t perform at the level required, Anything anybody says can be right because we didn’t do what we had to do. The way to do it is on the pitch on Sunday in another great opportunity we have.

“We have always done it but if you are strong you need to show it next time. To say it here is simple but we have to show it on the pitch.”

Wolves boss Rob Edwards saw his side pick up a second successive draw and was proud of the belief his side showed to gain an unlikely point.

“It’s nice to get a late equaliser and especially when you’re 2-0 down against a team like that. We’re up against Arsenal, everyone needs to have a bit of perspective. In the first 20-30 mins it was everything we expected the game to be like.

“We stayed in the game and that was important. We showed belief and played with a bit more emotion. To show that character and quality and all of that. It might be easier for the lads to lose belief but that’s not the case.”

Former Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand is concerned Igor Tudor is not the right choice to lead beleaguered Spurs.

The north London club appointed former Croatia international Tudor as boss until the end of the season after sacking Thomas Frank last week.

Spurs have failed to win any of their last eight Premier League matches and have slipped to 16th in the table, five points above West Ham in 18th.

Tudor has no experience of English football as a player or manager, with his most recent spell coming as head coach of Juventus.

Ferdinand told the Press Association: "He’s short term, he’s left field in terms of what they’re going for. They need someone to come in and make an impact. My reservation and my concern would be the fact he knows nothing about the Premier League, he’s not managed there.

“That might be a good thing because he’ll probably come in without any worries about what it is, it’s just about winning games.

“But history and experience tends to tell you that a manager coming in normally needs a bit of time to learn the league. I hope I’m wrong, I hope he can hit the ground running because Tottenham find themselves in a pretty precarious position at the moment."

Spurs have not played outside the top flight since 1978. Ferdinand added: "I’m not sure if they’ll go down but you would be concerned about their form.

“The teams around them are showing a bit of form in terms of West Ham have found their feet a little bit.

“OK, Nottingham Forest have just sacked their manager, so they looked to have a bit of momentum and have lost that, but Spurs won’t be sitting there feeling comfortable, they’re certainly in a battle with the rest of the teams down there."

Ferdinand, who was this week inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame in Manchester, has sympathy with Frank over the injury difficulties Tottenham have experienced this season.

"They’re not just injuries to any player, they’re injuries to his key players," said Ferdinand, who played for the club between 1997 and 2003.

"Arguably his two most creative players he never got use in (Dejan) Kulusevski and (James) Maddison.

“He brought in (Mohammed) Kudus, who looked like he was going to do things, he got injured. And everyone seems to be out for not just a couple of weeks but it’s months and some to the end of the season."

He also commented on the club's transfer strategy. "Then they sold Brennan Johnson and I wasn’t quite sure what the situation was there, I thought they would have a ready-made replacement with goal-scoring pedigree to come in and it didn’t seem to happen. They’ve really struggled.

“They’ve changed the manager again but at some stage you’ve got to look at the players because this group of players finished 17th (last season).

“I know people will say they won the Europa League but, if you looked at the teams in that competition, most of those teams would struggle in the Premier League."

The first test for Tudor is a formidable one with a home north London derby against leaders Arsenal coming up on Sunday.

"That’s straight out of the frying pan into the fire, but there’s not a lot he can do," Ferdinand said.

"He doesn’t come through the door and get to pick and choose who he’s going to play against. He’s got to prepare the team this week for that occasion."

Burkinabé international joins on a free transfer

Transfer: Cyrille Bayala moves to China

Dalian Con City, one of the clubs in China’s second division, has announced the signing of Burkinabé international Cyrille Barros Bayala.

After a period of free agency following the end of his contract, Cyrille Bayala is back in the spotlight, this time in China. The Burkinabé winger embarks on a new adventure in Chinese football. The former RC Lens player joins Dalian Con City on a free transfer, looking to continue his professional career with the Chinese second-tier side.

Cyrille Bayala is 29 years old and brings with him a wealth of European experience gained at clubs such as RC Lens, Sochaux, Ajaccio, and Sheriff Tiraspol. Since 2013, Bayala has made 47 appearances for the Burkina Faso national team.