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repeat the feat. He is also determined to maintain the feelgood factor which has returned to the red-and-white half of north London following their thrilling win over Tottenham last Sunday.

“We work for that,” he said. “They, the fans, can be happy with us, can be proud with our work, with our victories, with our draws.

“Every day we create this spirit.

“At Huddersfie­ld I want to give them the same energy. If we do that, they will keep coming back, their spirit and energy for us.”

But Arsenal defender Rob Holding, 23, will miss the rest of the season need to after he sustained cruciate ligament damage during the first half of Wednesday night’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford. The defender wrote on Twitter: “Just want to say a big thank you to all the fans, players and staff members for the support during the past couple of days.

“Gutted to get injured during a strong period for the team.” A statement on arsenal.com said: “Rob will undergo surgery to repair this in the coming days. The rehabilita­tion process is expected to take between six to nine months. “Everyone at the club will now be working as hard as we can to ensure Rob is back on the pitch as soon as possible.”

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