Rafa Benitez was ecstatic as he watched his Newcastle side edge closer to Premier League survival, after they fought back from 1-0 down to beat Arsenal on Sunday. Ayoze Perez and Matt Ritchie scored for Newcastle to cancel out Alexandre Lacazette's opener. The victory meant that Newcastle flew past the 40 point mark in the Premier League, that is the benchmark for sides with ambitions of remaining in England's top flight. 'We’re really pleased to achieve this,' Benitez said of hitting 41 points with five games left to play. 'It has been a difficult season. We deserve to be where we are. 'People dreamed we could do this, this season. But we had to stay awake in order to do it. 'The first...
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