Lee Clark: Timescale for success at Newcastle and Arsenal will fear St James' Park crowd

Newcastle United go in against Arsenal on Monday night without learning a lot new following their 5-0 defeat at Manchester City.

It was always going to be tough but we all went into the game with one query and that was what the reaction of City would be after they lost to Real Madrid a few days. Well, they certainly answered that and in an emphatic manner too.

Against Newcastle then Wolves, with 10 goals rattled in across 180 minutes, City showed that's how you become one of the best teams in the world. They can overcome a setback very quickly and stop it becoming a slump. If Newcastle can develop that type of mentality moving forward then they won't have too many problems. You can certainly take a lot from Man City.

The way they go about their business and bounce back from adversity. As Eddie Howe said on Thursday at his Press conference at the club's Benton HQ, the aim must be to finish the season on a high. We've had two defeats in the last two matches but let us put it into perspective, in terms of the opposition, Liverpool and Man City, we have been up against two of the best teams in Europe.

To win the Champions League is very difficult for any club and we are talking again about fine margins. On 90 minutes Man City were through against Real Madrid until they were served a big shock in stoppage time. But City have shown their class in recent years and even since that defeat. What it shows us from a Newcastle point of view is, that we have ambitious owners and one day they will want to challenge Man City and Liverpool.

However, I think it will take a long time. This week we've seen Man City celebrate the 10th anniversary since their first league title in 2012. It took them four years to get to that point and be