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difficulty. How much they are looking forward to playing at Newcastle. How excited they are about the challenge.

“That’s because we all know everything that we’ve been through this season, and how we have had to fight to be in this position.

“Obviously, losing like that is always painful. But you learn a lot in these situations – probably more than with any victory.

“So, it’s good to go through these moments sometimes.”

One might easily think the Emirates chief (above) is putting on a brave face as the battle for Champions League qualification goes to the wire.

But Arteta added: “We knew losing was possible. Now we have been through it, we have experienced it. Hopefully, that can help us in the next game.

“The players have shown with the way they came into training today, with energy, they want to get on to the next match. “They are

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for us to be.” Darren England

MIKEL ARTETA insists that Arsenal have wiped clean the slate after their northlondon derby horror show.

The Gunners boss was in a particularly defiant mood yesterday – just 48 hours on from that 3-0 thumping at bitter rivals Tottenham.

Rubbishing the idea his squad might be mentally broken in the wake of such a humiliation, Arteta said it was the complete opposite.

Down, of course, but far from out was the message, as he revealed that Bukayo Saka and Co are fully recovered mentally and hellbent on putting things right tomorrow night.

Asked what he learned about his troops since the loss to Spurs left them only a point clear of their rivals in the top-four race, Arteta rolled off a long positive list while hailing their character and ability to bounce back.

He said: “How lucky I am to have them! How they stand up to pressure, under any

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