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Eddie Howe has been reflecting on Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2.

United taking the lead via a smart corner kick routine.

Tonali and Gordon combining, with then the Italian international crossing for Nick Woltemade to score with a commanding header.

A match full of incident and one where it looked like United’s committed defending was going to see out the win.

Only for two late Arsenal goals…

Eddie Howe talking after Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2:

Eddie Howe on the tight turnaround to Wednesday’s Champions League game:

“The game is a good thing.

“After this painful defeat, it is good that we have another game soon after.

“We want to get confidence.”

Eddie Howe on how much it hurts to lose the match so late on Sunday:

“Two really late goals here at home hurts.

“We have to reflect and acknowledge that we weren’t at our best.

“There was not lack of effort but from a footballing side, it wasn’t quite there.

“Probably the key thing, the number of corners. I think Odegaard made a difference to their overall performance. The weight of pressure eventually told. No lack of effort but the...