Arsenal’s last minute Brazilian job up in Newcastle on Sunday evening was a deserved reward for an attacking performance full of verve and invention that had, for 84 minutes, looked as though it

Mikel Arteta's message to his side was to learn from the past – but learning from the first-half proved more important

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is confident his team "wants it" after seeing them scrap their way to victory at Newcastle and close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Following a home corner, Gabriel Magalhaes dispossessed Bruno Guimaraes. Arsenal attacked with Eberechi Eze playing a long ball into Bukayo Saka down the middle. Saka was stopped by a combination of Gordon and Malick Thiaw, with the ball falling to Jacob Murphy, who played a weak pass back to Pope.

Jamaal Lascelles should have been punished for an incident involving Viktor Gyokeres during the thriller between Newcastle United and Arsenal

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“It’s a massive opportunity now to make a statement and to prove to everybody, and ourselves, the team that we are,” Mikel Arteta declared in the aftermath of Arsenal’s dramatic win at Newcastle. It was not just the three points that resonated but the manner in which they were taken, late, defiant and fuelled by a sense of injustice.

Arsenal may have done it the hard way but the Gunners made up ground in the Premier League title race on Sunday, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Newcastle United as late goals and set pieces continue to be their trademark game-winning habits.

Referee Jarred Gillett waited a moment before blowing his whistle and awarding Arsenal a penalty. Then, a lengthy VAR review prompted the referee to an on-field review which eventually resulted in the decision being overturned. Whether or not Pope made contact with the ball after Gyökeres made a touch was being scrutinised.

In five appearances across all competitions for the Magpies, the Germany international has two goals and has started to assert himself. In a 2-1 loss to Arsenal where Woltemade scored one of his goals, though, the 23-year-old took a cheap shot to the face from Arsenal center-back Gabriel.