Mikel Arteta's post-match interview after Arsenal beat Slavia Prague has everyone worried

Arsenal extended their unbeaten record in this season's Champions League by defeating Slavia Prague 2-1 in the Czech capital - but head coach Mikel Arteta wasn't particularly pleased in his post-match interview.

Noni Madueke gave the Gunners the lead during the first half by rolling the ball into the bottom corner of the net, before Viktor Gyokeres made it two before the half-time interval with a finish from a tight angle.

But Arsenal couldn't put the game completely beyond the hosts, who had 17 shots on goal in the second half, and Slavia made it 2-1 in the 90th minute through Wiktor Novak. And while the Gunners managed to hold on in Prague for a vital three points, Arteta's reaction to the victory spoke volumes - and indirectly sent a message to the rest of the Premier League in the process.

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Mikel Arteta reacts to Arsenal win vs Slavia Prague

During his post-match interview with TNT Sports reporter Danny Jamieson, Arteta acknowledged Arsenal's busy fixture schedule - this was their third away game in all competitions over the last seven days, though they fielded a much-changed team for last Wednesday's Carabao Cup defeat to Fleetwood Town - but said that standards had to be 'higher'.

"I mean, I value what the team has done. It is 11 away games now, and we are in very early November," Arteta said. "It is the third away game that we played in the last seven days. I understand that. But our standards should be higher."

He expanded further on those comments in his post-match media conference: "First of all, you have to value the fact that it is very difficult to win away from home. We've done it against a really tough opponent, as we expected.

"Two different halves. The first one, we played at a really high level, in terms of tempo, intensity, quality and clarity. We were very efficient, scored two goals. It should have been three, four, five. At half-time the message was clear - there is still a lot to do in this game.

"Right from the beginning, we were extremely far from our standards. Everything that we have to do, in basics, in every concept, and in everything that we discussed to avoid, [that was] the game that we played in the second half. So very far from the standards which we expect from each other, but in the end we found a way to hold on to the result and win the game.

"That is a huge learning. To learn from the first half, and what we are capable of doing. And learn from the second half."

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How many away fixtures have Arsenal played this season?

One of Arteta's main points surrounding the Slavia Prague win was the sheer amount of times that Arsenal have played away from home so far this season.

The Gunners have indeed had plenty of travel to do - three of their four Champions League group matches so far this term have been away fixtures. Both of their Carabao Cup matches, including the defeat to Fleetwood, were both on the road.

But the situation eases somewhat over the next month. Six of Arsenal's next nine fixtures, including matches against Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Manchester United and Real Madrid, will all be played at the Emirates Stadium. They also take on Bournemouth and Hull in the Premier League in front of their own fans in north London.