Renee Slegers lauded Arsenal for "leaving everything out on the pitch" despite being held to a 1-1 draw with London City Lionesses in the Women's Super League.
Arsenal came into this game on the back of earning a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the Women's Champions League in midweek and started brightly at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners took the lead through Frida Maanum just 10 minutes in, as she combined with Alessia Russo to get the better of Mary Earps.
But just 98 seconds later, London City were back on level terms through Isobel Goodwin, who netted in front of England boss Sarina Wiegman.
Mary Earps was the standout though, as Arsenal searched in vain for a winner, with Maanum twice thwarted by the goalkeeper, while Caitlin Foord and Lisa Baum also saw chances go begging.
Arsenal got nine of their 17 shots on target, accumulating 1.14 expected goals (xG) and had three Opta-defined 'big' chances, but are still without a home win in the WSL this term.
Slegers, however, was thrilled with what she saw from her team in her 50th WSL game in charge.
"Two good teams going against each other," Slegers told Sky Sports. "We started the game well, scored a very good goal, but we let them back into the game too easily.
"We spent more time than we normally do without the ball, partly [because of] the game plan and also the questions they were asking us. We created big chances and could have done more with the chances to get the win; that's the frustrating part.
"We had the biggest crowd so far at the Emirates. We couldn't get the win, but they [the fans] have been so big for us.
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"I want to recognise the effort from the fans coming out. Unfortunately, we couldn't do it for them again.
"The players left everything on the pitch; they were absolutely dedicated. Playing with hunger and focus.
"There are things in our game we need to do better: spend less energy without the ball. We want to dominate the ball but also defend well and use spaces when they are there. Be more ruthless and create more chances going forward."
London City have made no secret of their desire to qualify for the Champions League, and they showed off their credentials once again at Emirates Stadium.
They sit third in the WSL, just six points behind leaders Chelsea, while they are six points ahead of Arsenal, who are three places below them.
While Delphine Cascarino hit the woodwork from London City's best chance to take all three points, they were indebted to Earps, who made eight saves and four clearances – only Jana Fernandez made more (five).
"Mary is a very strong character and is much more than the things we see in terms of the performance," said Eder Maestre.
"She has experience and energy that you can bring to every part in the process and not just the things we see in the matches.
"I think the energy that she brings to the position is massive and has a massive impact. I'm very pleased with her."
At the other end of the table, Charlton Athletic became the first side in WSL history to lose their opening 10 matches of a campaign after their 2-0 defeat to West Ham, who moved up to ninth.
Aston Villa also earned derby bragging rights after edging past Birmingham City 1-0 earlier on Sunday.