The Gunners have developed into a formidable side over the past year and that is especially the case in defence, where they barely give their opponents a sniff.
But Wolves had some joy going forward and David Raya was forced to make big saves in either half to ensure Arsenal kicked off their season with a 2-0 win on Saturday.
Arsenal are usually so assured in possession, but they were occasionally sloppy on the ball and Thomas Partey was one of those players at fault.
There were flashes of brilliance in his performance, in particular when he received the ball on the half-turn in front of the Arsenal defence. But there were also worrying lapses in concentration. Partey completed 33 of his 37 passes but three times gave the ball away inside his own half.
To make matters worse, those were during a 19-minute period in the middle of the second half when Wolves were starting to believe they could snatch an equaliser before Bukayo Saka put the game to bed by scoring a second goal.
“We had certain problems, especially in the second half with certain giveaways,” said Arteta, when asked about Partey’s performance.
“It’s part of the game as well, and things that we can do better to be more consistent, and have more security, more purpose and dominate the game better. We will get better.”
The base of the midfield is an area that Arsenal need to address in the long-term, given Partey is 31, Jorginho is 32 and both players only have one year left on their contracts.
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