Arsenal pulled off a late comeback victory over Newcastle United, with Mikel Arteta lauding his players' fighting spirit.

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Arsenal’s win was the perfect follow-up to Liverpool’s stoppage-time capitulation at Crystal Palace on Saturday, a result that added to the anomalies in the Premier League table: Palace in third, Sunderland fifth, Newcastle down in 15th. But Liverpool first and Arsenal second after six games is the title race set. Take your pick from those two.

Of all the agony that Arsenal have suffered in the Champions League, this was the most painful as Barcelona scored twice late on to win a dramatic Champions League final in Paris. Sol Campbell's thumping header gave the Gunners a 37th minute lead after goalkeeper Jens Lehmann had been sent off for bringing down Samuel Eto'o.

As Jarred Gillett put his finger to his ear to signal a VAR review, Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope went an even lighter shade of white. The England international must surely have been fearing a red card after clattering into Viktor Gyökeres midway through the first half of Sunday’s ding-dong.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta saw his team rally for three points against a top-six rival in a 2-1 win over Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday.

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Mishel Nduka has confirmed his transfer to Arsenal and shared a message on social media about the move from Charlton Athletic.Photo via Jeorge Bird on TwitterFollowing the completion of his transfer