Christian Norgaard started his first Champions League game for Arsenal against Slavia Prague(Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Christian Norgaard insists clean sheets have become part of Arsenal culture as they look to break a record at Sunderland on Saturday.

Their 3-0 win over Slavia Prague brought about an eighth successive victory to nil for the Gunners. Should they manage to repeat the feat for a ninth time at the Stadium of Light, they will eclipse the Preston side of 1889 and the Liverpool side of 1920.

Asked whether clean sheets come up a lot in training and in conversation between players, Norgaard highlighted how it’s more ingrained than that. “No, I think it's just something we want to... I don't know, it should be part of the culture without us speaking too much about it," the summer signing from Brentford said.

“We need to love to defend, and when you look at our defenders and our goalkeeper in particular, they look like someone who really loves to defend. So it's something we hope we can continue doing over the season.”