Arsene Wenger insisted Arsenal remain in the title race despite allowing a 2-0 lead to slip through their grasp against Aston Villa.
Denilson and Abou Diaby put the Gunners in charge against the run of play but the points were shared after Gareth Barry's penalty and Zat Knight's leveller in the closing moments.
The Frenchman was clearly unhappy during his post-match interview with Sky Sports and gave terse responses to a number of questions.
When asked if the latest dropped points marked the end of the Gunners' title challenge, Wenger said: "No, we keep going."
The Gunners are now 10 points behind leaders Liverpool, and are fifth, three points behind Villa and Manchester United.
"It was a committed game," Wenger said. "They could have scored in the first half.
"I feel in the second half they were never really dangerous and yet we conceded two goals in the half where we were never really troubled."
Wenger admitted it was a frustrating time to concede the equaliser.
"Yes, because I feel we were 99 per cent there," he said.
However, he bizarrely claimed Arsenal were not caught out, and had "too many" players back in defence.
"We had too many back," he said. "We were not outnumbered, it was a throw-in for them."
Wenger also dismissed questions about an apparent bust-up with Villa boss Martin O'Neill on the touchline, which was eventually settled by referee Lee Mason.
"Nothing happened," he said.
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