Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed frustration with his side's inconsistency and criticized its mental sharpness after it needed an own goal to snatch a draw from Southampton only three days after beating Newcastle United 7-3.

But he confirmed his search for a remedy will not include bringing back the club's former striker Thierry Henry for a second comeback season.

"We didn't create a lot after having scored five at Reading, seven against Newcastle," the Frenchman said. "The goal chances we created were not a lot and our game lacked purpose, lacked penetration, lacked speed - all the qualities that we usually have and that we didn't see tonight.