Arsene Wenger has admitted he is still looking to add to Arsenal's squad 'in any position' - and is likely to look for a forward after his side failed to score in either of their opening two Premier League games.
Help from above: Arsene Wenger is desperate to try and solve his team's goalscoring issues (Picture: Getty Images)
Wenger watched
on as his side struggled to break down Stoke and will now look to the
transfer window in the hope of finding a goalscorer - having lost
talisman Robin van Persie to Manchester United earlier this month.
But the Frenchman will not panic buy and insists he will only add to his squad if the right person is out there.
A dejected Arsene Wenger watched as his Arsenal side failed to score again, this time against Stoke (Picture: Getty Images)
'I'm pleased with what we've done but I anticipate we will do something and we are still on the market,' said Wenger.
'It depends on the quality of players who are available.
'If we can find somebody who can strengthen our squad with the quality we want we will do it in any position.'
A frustrated Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's inability to score is not good enough and admitted they need to start turning draws into wins if they are to challenge for the title.
'[Two points from the first two games] is not good enough,' he said afterwards.
'We wanted the three points, but it is a hard place to come and try to get them.
'We had some really good chances but at the moment we are not taking them - the same thing happened last week.
'We are making them and conceding few chances to the opposition but we lost two points again today.
'We need three points in every game to win the league, at the moment we are not doing that.'
Mikel Arteta holds his head in his hands after another Arsenal chance goes begging (Picture: Getty Images)
Despite controlling large parts of the game Arsenal were unable to create any real opening in Stoke's defence.
Arsenal's triumvirate of talented attacking players Olivier Giroud, Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski were on all display but were unable to pose any threat.
And Arteta has warned Arsenal fans it may take more time for them to settle in before they show how good they really are.
'We need three, four, five games together and then we will see - they have the quality,' he added.
But the Frenchman will not panic buy and insists he will only add to his squad if the right person is out there.
A dejected Arsene Wenger watched as his Arsenal side failed to score again, this time against Stoke (Picture: Getty Images)
'It depends on the quality of players who are available.
'If we can find somebody who can strengthen our squad with the quality we want we will do it in any position.'
A frustrated Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's inability to score is not good enough and admitted they need to start turning draws into wins if they are to challenge for the title.
'[Two points from the first two games] is not good enough,' he said afterwards.
'We wanted the three points, but it is a hard place to come and try to get them.
'We had some really good chances but at the moment we are not taking them - the same thing happened last week.
'We are making them and conceding few chances to the opposition but we lost two points again today.
'We need three points in every game to win the league, at the moment we are not doing that.'
Mikel Arteta holds his head in his hands after another Arsenal chance goes begging (Picture: Getty Images)
Arsenal's triumvirate of talented attacking players Olivier Giroud, Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski were on all display but were unable to pose any threat.
And Arteta has warned Arsenal fans it may take more time for them to settle in before they show how good they really are.
'We need three, four, five games together and then we will see - they have the quality,' he added.
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