Mathieu Flamini and goalscorer Tomas Rosicky spoke to the media after the dramatic win against QPR. Here's what the pair had to say:
FLAMINI
on the performance…
It was a great performance, especially when it was difficult after being 10 against 11. We showed great character on the pitch and that was important.
on Rosicky…
We know he is a top-quality player but today he showed great character for someone who hasn't play for a while.
on the penalty incident…
I thought it was a bit hard on us but we will forgive him… it's Christmas.
on the defending at the end…
The team showed great character and we knew we had to defend better after Liverpool. It was a good game for us and now we have to recover because we play again in less than 24 hours.
on the boss' 600th Arsenal win…
We knew that our manager is a legend and he proved it once again today.
ROSICKY
on his performance…
It was my first start of the season so I wanted to show the boss that he can use me more. It was an important victory for us because we played for a long time with 10 men but we dug deep and won the game. This is a very important part of the season so we are glad with the win.
on Giroud's red card…
I think he knows what he has done. He knows he made a big mistake so he has to learn from that.
on the title race…
You can see that it will be very tough and we will see how everyone is doing after the Christmas period.
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