Mertesacker calls on Gunners to get ‘serious’

Per Mertesacker says Arsenal must heed the lessons of back-to-back collapses against Anderlecht and Swansea and start playing "serious football" to get their season back on track.

It was groundhog day for Arsenal and their supporters at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday after Alexis Sanchez’s 63rd minute goal looked like claiming three Premier League points.

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Bafetimbi Gomis struck late on to give Swansea a 2-1 victory and leave Arsene Wenger’s side with another hangover just five days after they had wasted a 3-0 Champions League lead against Anderlecht to draw 3-3 at the Emirates Stadium.