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.

Mikel Arteta heads to Anfield on Sunday knowing that his Arsenal believers are in danger of turning into doubters.

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.