Arsene Wenger insists the pain of defeat stings more forcefully now than ever before and that he remains determined to fight back.
The 67-year-old, whose future at Arsenal is in doubt with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, takes his side to Sutton United on Monday evening in the FA Cup fifth round.
After a 5-1 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League and having fallen 10 points behind Chelsea in the Premier League, defeat against non-League Sutton is unthinkable.
'I am a fighter, somewhere inside,' said Wenger.