Mikel Arteta has said he wants the pain of performing a guard of honour for Liverpool to act as Arsenal’s motivation to beat their rivals to the Premier League title next season. Arteta’s players will stand and applaud the champions ahead of Sunday’s fixture at Anfield, only four days after they were eliminated from the Champions League.

Arsenal will give Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour when the two sides meet at Anfield on Sunday, Mikel Arteta has confirmed. Clubs are under no obligation to give a guard of honour as there is nothing in the Premier League regulations that requires them to do so.

His side will finish the season without a major trophy after failing to keep pace with the Reds and crashing out of the Champions League semi-finals. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.