Arsenal secured a crucial point against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.
It was a complete contrast to before the international break, where they fell to a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.
And Wenger, speaking after a resilient performance from his side, pinned that result on the consequences of the transfer window.
“It was about mentality and a response from our last away game. We could have won it. It was an intense game,” he said.
“The battle was total. We are not in a transfer period and on the day we played Liverpool that affected us. We are all human beings.

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“If you play 55 games a season you can have a bad performance.
“But we were focused and determined. We tried to play when we had the ball and we were close to winning the game. With a bit more freedom we would have won the game.
“David Luiz, it looked excessive force to me, at what level did he catch Kolasinac? I don’t know.”
Aaron Ramsey, meanwhile, was also a happy man.
“We needed that against a top team. In recent years we have struggled here but we are able to compete against the best,” the Wales international added.
“We showed that we can create chances and on another day we my have nicked that.
“We needed that after the Liverpool game. We played in their half, higher up. We wanted to get a result and we got one.
“We are in a good place, we just have to build on it.”