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.

Mikel Arteta has revealed the two reasons why he believes Arsenal lost out in the battle to be crowned Premier League champions to Liverpool. The Gunners will end the campaign empty-handed for a fifth consecutive year following their Champions League semi-final exit to Paris St Germain earlier this week.