Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: What Maresca and James said

Enzo Maresca spoke to Sky Sports after Chelsea's draw against Arsenal: "I think we showed we are heading in the right direction. I always say the same. The performance has been fantastic. We were a much better team than them 11 v 11 but with 10 players, it is difficult but we dealt with it outstandingly.

"11 v 11, we were better than them. We tried to exploit the best solution, the best space. We knew the space was for Malo and Estevao on that side. Tonight we can be happy even if we didn't win.

On the red card: "I think he red card is the red card. I struggle to understand the different ways to judge. What about Bentancur to Reece? Why is one a red card and one isn't? I think it's a red card tonight, it's clear. Why the difference? Is what it is.

"Moises is always the same way. Top player for us. The desire from him is to try and win the game.

"It's football. It's between Chelsea and Arsenal.

"You have to double the effort, that is the most important thing. We didn't change a lot on the ball. We tried to go to Liam. In open play, the idea was exactly the same.

"I think we are better than last season. We are closer. We'll see where we are in February and March and then we'll assess our target.

Reece James spoke to BBC Match of the Day: "It was difficult. We started well, we started sharp. It got more difficult when we went down to 10. If you look at the game collectively, we coped well with 10 against 11."

On his role today: "I try to help the team as best as I can. We had the ball a lot more, we were shuffling it side to side and collecting second balls. I thought that as a team, it was a really good collective effort."

On getting sharper: "It comes with playing consistently, playing at a high level week in, week out. It's something I didn't do for a long period. I've got a good streak to gather and it's good to be on the pitch."