Gunners on guard to learn from champs

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.

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Arteta’s players will stand and applaud the champions ahead of this afternoon's fixture at Anfield, only four days after they were eliminated from the Champions League.

Arsenal's failure to see off Paris St Germain in their semi-final tie means their five-year wait for silverware will be extended into another campaign.

Addressing the guard of honour, Arteta said: “Something has to drive you, to motivate you and pain is probably a good one to use when you don’t really want to do something, but it’s the right thing to do and then use that as a motivation for next season.