THERE is no love lost whenever Newcastle and Arsenal square up.
Toon manager Eddie Howe will not mind if relations stay icy tonight either because he knows his side have rediscovered the competitive edge that often made them nightmare opponents.
In the past fortnight Unai Emery of Aston Villa and Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou have both launched rants following a defeat by Newcastle.
Howe will not care one bit if Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is similarly irate after tonight's Carabao Cup semifinal first leg.
There meetings have is history between the pair. Two years ago they almost squared up after a feisty 0-0 draw, and since then invariably been tempestuous.
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