Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says the Gunners have to learn to deal with physical opposition if they are to improve.
The Gunners were powerless to stop Mark Hughes' men in the first half at the Britannia Stadium in December and the 21-year-old says the Stoke City defeat shows there's still room for improvement in terms of matching the opposition's physicality.
"Sometimes you have to roll your sleeves up, be physical and win the duels," the youngster told the club's official website.
"I definitely think away at Stoke, we lacked that and that's why we came out of that game with a loss. That's always at the back of your mind.
"We need to take this approach in every game because once we match teams physically and defending-wise, it gives us a good chance.
"We know in our team we have got the quality going forward to cause damage. So it is always important to make sure we match teams physically and do the dirty stuff as well."
