'A good step back in the right direction'

Kieran McKenna spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Ipswich lost to Arsenal: "The players worked really hard and we got the game to a good place in the second half after a good 20 minutes. Early on we were pinned in and couldn't get out but to where we were after 89 minutes I was really pleased.

"In the first half it was only the goal where I thought we needed to defend better. We were resilient and compact when we needed to be. Arsenal spent a lot of the first half in our defensive third but unable to penetrate."

On response after heavy loss against Newcastle: "It was a god step back in the right direction for us. We didn't hit our levels against Newcastle. We knew today we had to be resilient and we did that."

On the return of Kalvin Phillips: "I thought he did well. Luke Wolfenden deserves a mention too. Kalvin played 90 plus minutes and Wolfy almost 90 and both did really well."

On taking something from this game: "I think we can. Some defending was good and we'll need that on Monday against Chelsea."