Sunderland continued their superb start to the Premier League season with a draw against leaders Arsenal - and Mikel Arteta was complimentary about the Black Cats afterwards.

We reflect on the game, Arteta's comments and the performances of Granit Xhaka, Dan Ballard and Brian Brobbey.

And we have an early look ahead to next month's Wear-Tyne derby...

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