Mikel Arteta has promised Arsenal fans there will be an ‘immediate reaction’ following their 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League.The Gunners had the chance to go 12 points clear at the top of the table on Saturday, but they were beaten at home for a second successive year by the Cherries.Arteta understands the frustrations, but he believes his team will bounce backGettyArsenal have now lost three of their last four in all competitions, and Manchester City can cut the gap to six points – while also boasting a game in hand – should they beat Chelsea on Sunday.The home side were booed off at the end, while a member of the Bournemouth coaching staff had to be escorted away after celebrating loudly and in the direction of the Arsenal fans.Goals from Junior Kroupi and Alex Scott in either half proved to be the difference, with the north London outfit creating little from open play.Viktor Gyokeres stuck away a penalty to level up the match in the 35th minute. but despite Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard, Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus all on the pitch by the end, they couldn’t find an equaliser.Art attackAnd after the game, Arteta spoke to talkSPORT’s Sam Matterface about the defeat.When was whether this would prove to be the motivating factor for Arsenal to turn around their form, the Spaniard said: “We’re going to do it, for sure.“Because the way we all feel now with the hope and the ambition that we have for this game, we’re going to see an immediate reaction, I’m convinced about that.”Regarding the actual defeat and what went wrong, Arteta remarked: “Well, a lot of things that were below the standards that we’ve shown all season.“Credit to Bournemouth as well for how they play and how efficient for sure they’ve been with two chances that they had to put them in the back of the net.“It’s a very disappointing day, obviously, it’s a big punch on the face and we need to stand up and be counted now.”Arsenal are starting to feel the pressure having lost three of their last four matches in all competitionsGettyArsenal’s lead at the top of the table could be cut to six points by the end of the weekendGettyNo matter what, Arsenal will be ahead of City when they face off against Pep Guardiola’s men at the Etihad next week, and for Arteta, that is big.He stated: “Well, we have earned it [being top], and we’ve earned it with a lot of work and a lot of good things that we’ve done throughout the season.“And now, I think, first of all, we need to go through the pain of today, and tomorrow is going to be a different day.”Quick to point out how he can ensure Arsenal’s latest loss won’t have a negative impact on the team, Arteta said: “We need to look at ourselves.“First, because a lot of the incredible things that the team has done for nine months have to remain the same in the last seven weeks of the competition [Premier League], in both competitions.“And today we were in there [the match], this is sport, it happens, and now it’s a good scenario to see how we’re going to react to that as a team.”1: Premier League Fixtures & Results