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Brentford midfielder Norgaard delighted with Arsenal draw

Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard was delighted after their 1-1 draw with Arsenal.

Saturday's captain was key in securing the point against the league leaders, and he was delighted to keep the Bees' good form going after a positive result in north London.

“We always find it difficult to celebrate a point but I think coming here, at this venue, in the form that Arsenal are in, fighting for the title in the Premier League, I think it's very impressive," said Norgaard.

“It was also a deserved [point]. I know they had the ball a lot and I know we were standing very low, but we also had our chances and, especially in the first half, Ivan [Toney] and Rico [Henry] missed two chances.

“The difference between today and when we came here last year, where I feel like they just kept us locked in the whole time, we didn't really get out at any point, so there was a big difference from this game to the one last year."

He added: “We're on a really good run now where we've been undefeated for 10 games, so it's obviously a different confidence in the team right now - that is fantastic.

“But also the way we went forward, the transitions, the way we took our chances from set-pieces - scoring from another set-piece today - it really shows that our qualities are getting better, especially in that area."

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