Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has hailed his side's defensive display in the 2-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park.The skipper doubled the Gunners' lead after Bacary Sagna had opened the scoring. Tim Cahill sparked a late fightback with his goal one minute from time, but Arsene Wenger’s men held on to secure the victory.
Fabregas is pleased to have picked up the three points after the late scare from Everton and believes his side were solid defensively.
"It was a good performance," he told Sky Sports."Defensively we looked solid, our only regret is that last minute goal. We played very well, we were in control. We knew their game was long ball but we did well against it."
Fabregas was lucky to escape a red card after a tackle on Wolves' Stephen Ward in midweek, and there were calls for the skipper to be dismissed after a challenge with Sylvain Distin against Everton.
"Look at the replay. He kicks my ankle, he kicks me. Of course, last week I make a tackle and now everyone wants Cesc Fabregas sent off, I just play football and that’s it," the World Cup winner said.
The Arsenal captain also expressed his surprise at Sagna scoring just his second Arsenal goal, before admitting his side became nervous after Cahill’s late goal.
He said: "[It was a] great goal! I was asking for the ball but I was not too confident in him! He did very well and I think defensively we were superb.
"The second goal was an important goal early in the second half. We knew they would push hard at us and at the end they scored and we were a bit nervous."
Fabregas also added that the spirit inside the Arsenal camp is key to the club's success this season, which has seen them move up to second in the Premier League table after their win over Everton.
"We want to do well until the end, this is just one more step until the end," he said.
"It's good we're in second position, we're improving, We just need Chelsea to drop some points now."
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