Roberto De Zerbi conceded Albion were second best as they lost to the Premier League leaders, writes Anujith Vijayakumar.

Arsenal returned to top spot with a 3-0 success at the Amex.

Albion head coach De Zerbi said: “I think we played well until the second goal we conceded.

“After that, the game was finished.

“We played a good game until the second goal we conceded, but we didn’t shoot enough to score, we weren’t strong enough to score.

“We are paying in this moment, especially today.

“It was the third game in six days, and our central defenders and midfielders paid for playing three games in a row.

“The second half after the second goal, we didn’t score, we didn’t shoot.

“Arsenal are one of the best teams in the Premier League.

“We knew that before the game. We fought in a good way the first time.”