Mikel Arteta said Arsenal "are in a big fight" and the players "hurt right now" after suffering their eighth Premier League defeat of the season against Everton at Goodison Park.
Everton ensured manager Carlo Ancelotti celebrated the first anniversary of his appointment by moving into second place in the table, while increasing Arteta's woes.
"We need to generate more to win football matches," said Arteta. "When it comes to small details, the other team wants it more. The boys are absolutely still fighting.
"The way the boys reacted in the dressing room tells me they have the belief. When you lose lots of games for different reasons it hurts a lot.
"We have to be better, it wasn't about Everton it was about us."
Ancelotti's side have now beaten Chelsea, Leicester City and Arsenal in the space of seven days and while there were some anxious moments in the second half, this was a deserved win.
The Toffees took the lead after 22 minutes when Rob Holding deflected Dominic Calvert-Lewin's flick past Bernd Leno.
Arsenal were level 10 minutes before the break when Nicolas Pepe scored from the spot after Tom Davies fouled Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
The Gunners barely deserved to be level and Everton were ahead again on the stroke of half-time when Yerry Mina headed in at the near post from a corner.
Arteta's side is struggling 15th and he has no cause to celebrate his own first anniversary in a few days' time.
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