Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rued his side's lack of cohesion and inability to focus and be disciplined in their 3-2 loss to Wigan Athletic at DW Stadium on Sunday.

The Gunners had a chance to go within three points of league leaders Chelsea and that looked certain to happen when they took a 2-0 lead into the final ten minutes of the match but disaster struck for the Londoners and Wigan recorded a solid victory by scoring three times to edge past their rivals.

Wenger said his side lacked plenty throughout the match and he was never comfortable even when his side held a two-goal advantage.

"I believe we were not focused, not disciplined and were caught," said Wenger.

"In football you have to stay focused for 90 minutes otherwise you run the risk of being punished.

"That is especially the case against a team with nothing to lose, fighting not to go down. You knew they would not give up, and in the end we were punished for that.

"Even at 2-0 I never thought the game was over. I could see we were having difficulties keeping the ball, creating other chances, and when you do not create chances in football you are in trouble.

"After going 2-0 up our game lacked cohesion and discipline, and I always felt we could be punished."