Steve Bruce will go head-to-head with Mikel Arteta on Monday evening hoping to follow in his footsteps. Newcastle's head coach has presided over a run of eight games in all competitions without a win which has left him squarely in the sights of a growing band of critics. By contrast, Arsenal counterpart Arteta has stopped the rot at the Emirates Stadium in recent weeks having gone unbeaten in five matches, in the process easing the Gunners into 11th place in the Premier League table and into the fourth round of the FA Cup, the latter at the Magpies' expense. Bruce is philosophical about the pressure he is currently under having seen the Spaniard's immediate troubles dissipate while Chelsea...
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