Danny Murphy disappointed with Emirates draw

DANNY MURPHY admitted he was disappointed Fulham didn't take more than a point away from the Emirates after their 1-1 draw.

The midfielder had a big hand in the Cottagers' goal as his pinpoint cross was brought down by John Arne Riise, before Thomas Vermaelen turned the ball into his own net when trying to intercept.

The Belgian defender made amends with a clinical header with eight minutes to go to get the home side out of jail.

Murphy said: "We're a little bit disappointed.

"We caused them lots of problems and I thought we played well. They're a good side, Arsenal, and before the game we would have taken the point.

"You can hide behind bad luck stories and we have played better at home than results suggest.

"The Premiership is cruel and if you're not up to it for 90 minutes you can be punished.

"We rode our luck here a bit at the end but I think we deserved a point."

But Fulham boss Martin Jol was satisfied with the result.

He said: "I think the last 10 to 15 minutes were difficult but before we that tried to play our football.

"They're a good team and we thought they might be tired after their Champions League game on Wednesday.

"We ended up with a draw. We would have loved a win but I would have settled for a draw before the game and I will settle for that now.

"Sometimes we made it difficult for ourselves but we did well so I'm pleased.

"We'll get on with it and I think the points will come."