Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles says they proved their character for victory at FA Cup opponents Sheffield United.

Mikel Arteta's team has bounced back from defeats at Manchester City and Brighton since football resumed to win at Southampton in the Premier League and now at Bramall Lane.

Arsenal scored a late winner to beat Sheffield United 2-1 and Maitland-Niles said: "A lot's been said about the character of this group but I think you really saw today at 1-1, to come back and rally and get that late goal to push on and get that win against a Sheffield United team who's done well this season.

"It does show what we're about. We've been building a lot of character.

"The tough times we are in show we've got the character to come back and keep fighting, trying to do as well as we can in the league and in the domestic cups.

"I think this was just the icing on the cake in showing people we can really do it."