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By Martyn Herman<\/p>\n

LONDON (Reuters) – Southampton manager Ruben Selles could not hide his disappointment after his side were denied a priceless victory at Premier League leaders Arsenal in a 3-3 draw on Friday.<\/p>\n

Goals by Carlos Alcaraz and Theo Walcott inside 15 minutes gave Southampton a shock early lead and when Duje Caleta-Car made it 3-1 in the 66th minute it appeared the Saints were set for a first win in seven league games.<\/p>\n

Victory would have lifted them off the foot of the table and taken them to within a point of the safety zone and more importantly given the squad a massive boost of confidence.<\/p>\n

But goals in the 88th and 90th minutes by Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka broke Southampton’s hearts.<\/p>\n

“That’s two points dropped, but from me we showed something. For me it also two points dropped, but it is very hard here. I told them they did a fantastic job and we need to continue,” Selles said. “We showed character and we showed what we can do.<\/p>\n

“We are proud of the work ethic and that is the way we need to follow from now.”<\/p>\n

Southampton now have six games left to extend their 10-year stay in the top flight and captain James Ward-Prowse said failing to hang on against Arsenal was a “massive blow”.<\/p>\n

“We took our chances really well and we knew they’d come on in the second half. It’s a good point to come here, but we are disappointed not to take all three,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We had lost our identity a bit and Ruben has definitely got that back on track with the high aggressive press.<\/p>\n

“I think we tired towards the end and we came up against a world-class side. There here is still a lot of football. We’ve got to keep believing.”<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Toby Davis)<\/p>\n

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